2022 Summer Session C
8 weeks, June 21 - August 12
POLSCI W135 101 - WBD 101
Game Theory in the Social Sciences
Alex Stephenson
Jun 21, 2022 - Aug 12, 2022
12:00 am
Internet/Online
Class #:13630
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Web-Based Instruction
Offered through
Charles & Louise Travers Dept of Political Science
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
10
Enrolled: 40
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 50
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
14.5 hours of outside work hours per week, 2 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard discussion sections (effective fall 2006) per week, and 6 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard lectures (effective fall 2006) per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This course provides an introduction to game theory and its application in social science, especially political science and economics. The purposes of the course are to give students a sense of the field of game theory and how political scientists use it in making arguments about how government and politics work, to develop students' intuition about strategic situations in everyday life, and to develop students' analytical capabilities generally. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to depict social situations as simple game theoretic models, analyze those models to understand how the behaviors of the individuals involved are mutually reinforcing, and apply computer-based tools to evaluate under conditions of uncertainty.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for Political Science W135 after completing Political Science C135/Economics C110 or Economics N110. A deficient grade in Political Science C135/Economics C110 or Economics N110 may be removed by taking Political Science W135.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats