本课程适合所有对博弈论有兴趣的人群，且修读本课程并不需要复杂的高等数学知识。神取道宏老师使用了浅显的语言为博弈论初学者们展现了这门学科的迷人之处。

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About the Course

Business competition, political campaigns, the struggle for existence by animals and plants, and so on, can all be regarded as a kind of “game,” in which individuals try to do their best against others. Game theory provides a general framework to describe and analyze how individuals behave in such “strategic” situations.

This course focuses on the key concepts in game theory, and attempts to outline the informal basic ideas that are often hidden behind mathematical definitions. Game theory has been applied to a number of disciplines, including economics, political science, psychology, sociology, biology, and computer science. Therefore, a warm welcome is extended to audiences from all fields who are interested in what game theory is all about.

Course Syllabus

• Week 1: Why do we need game theory, and what does it tell us?
• Week 2: Understanding Nash equilibrium
• Week 3: Rationality, knowledge, and evolution
• Week 4: Sustaining cooperation

Recommended Background

• No prior knowledge of economics or game theory is required.
• No knowledge of math beyond simple arithmetic is required.