Module #1 Introduction to Game Theory Overview of game theory, its importance, and applications
Module #2 Types of Games Classification of games:cooperative, non-cooperative, symmetric, and asymmetric
Module #3 Game Theory Notations and Concepts Introduce basic notations and concepts:players, strategies, payoffs, and Nash equilibrium
Module #4 Two-Player Zero-Sum Games Analysis of 2x2 and NxN zero-sum games, and the concept of saddle points
Module #5 Non-Cooperative Games:Dominance and Iterated Elimination Dominant and dominated strategies, and iterated elimination of dominated strategies
Module #6 Nash Equilibrium Definition, existence, and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in non-cooperative games
Module #7 Mixed Strategies Definition and examples of mixed strategies, and their role in Nash equilibrium
Module #8 Prisoners Dilemma Classic example of a non-cooperative game, and its implications
Module #9 Coordination Games Analysis of coordination games, including the stag hunt and battle of the sexes
Module #10 Signaling Games Introduction to signaling games, including the Spence job market model
Module #11 Screening Games Analysis of screening games, including the Rothschild-Stiglitz model
Module #12 Introduction to Cooperative Games Definition and characteristics of cooperative games, and the concept of coalitions
Module #13 Coalitional Form Games Analysis of coalitional form games, including the characteristic function
Module #14 Core and Stable Sets Definition and analysis of the core and stable sets in cooperative games
Module #15 Shapley Value Definition and calculation of the Shapley value, and its properties
Module #16 Nucleolus Definition and calculation of the nucleolus, and its properties
Module #17 Bargaining Games Analysis of bargaining games, including the Nash bargaining solution
Module #18 Coalition Formation Analysis of coalition formation, including the concept of farsightedness
Module #19 Cooperative Games with Transferable Utility Analysis of cooperative games with transferable utility, including the Owen value
Module #20 Cooperative Games without Transferable Utility Analysis of cooperative games without transferable utility, including the Harsanyi solution
Module #21 Applications of Cooperative Games Real-world applications of cooperative games, including environmental economics and social networks
Module #22 Computational Methods for Games Introduction to computational methods for solving games, including linear programming and dynamic programming
Module #23 Evolutionary Game Theory Introduction to evolutionary game theory, including the concept of evolutionarily stable strategies
Module #24 Behavioral Game Theory Introduction to behavioral game theory, including the concept of cognitive biases and heuristics
Module #25 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Games career
