Mathematical Game Theory - Math 167/1 - Fall 05

Syllabus

Guide to Academic Integrity

Text K. Binmore, Fun and Games, D.C.Heath

Prerequisites Courses Math 33A (C- or better).

Class Meetings This course will meet four days a week. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays class will be conducted by me. Please feel free to ask questions in lecture, though none regarding homework problems. I do problems during class and I am more than happy to help you with homework problems during my office hours. I do not (talk or teach) math via email. Please use the class email account m167f05@math.ucla.edu for questions or issues not related to homework problems. On Tuesdays your TA will lead a discussion. In your discussion section, the TA will answer questions to homework problems that have been turned in and review material needed to do your homework to be turned. The TA won't do your homework problems in discussion section but will help you with those during his office hours.

The Five Minutes Rule If you happen to find me anywhere, (almost) anytime, I will have at least five minutes to talk to you.

Homework assignments, their due dates, rules about how to turn them in and how they are graded can be found here. No late homework will be accepted under any circumstances.

Exams
Midterm on Wednesday, 2nd of November 2005 at 9:00am-9:50am in MS 6627
Final Exam on Monday, 12th of December 2005 at 3pm-6pm in Boelter 5440

These times and dates are fixed in stone, so make sure now that you have no conflicting plans. No make up exams will be given under any circumstances. See also under Grades. You must bring a picture ID to the exams. No calculators, computers, books or notes are allowed during exams.

Before exams are returned in discussion, I will take a random selection of exams to be copied. So when you come back for a regrade, make sure you know what you added later on to the exam and what was originally there.
After the midterm is returned I will post a deadline on the exams page on the web until which a regrade can be requested. Be aware that a regrade means that your exam will be graded from scratch, and it is possible that you will receive a lower score than originally given, if I decide that the original grade was too high.

Final Exams are kept for one quarter, stored for a second to be picked up and recycled soon thereafter.

Grades Your final grade will be based on the maximum of the following two schemes:

1. 10% for homework, 30% for the midterm, 60% for the final.
2. 10% for homework, 10% for the midterm, 80% for the final.