Game theory

Which kind of game theory?

if you're going into economics then it might be worth it

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>>8535840
Basic intro course by the looks

I'd do it, but that is just because I think it is interesting. Also game theory for political science is cool too.

>>8535707
If the credits go towards accreditation then sure. Otherwise waste of time. Easy A, though.

>>8535875
Sure, if you like starting world wars

If you plan on pursuing a research career, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with games because there are a lot of low hanging fruit in the area. If you're thinking about a real job, don't waste your time.

>>8535905
>Game Theory
>familiarize with games
the fuck?

>>8535944
Games, i.e. any goal based, competitive intetaction..

>>8535944

>You should familiarise yourself with fields.
>Lol, what the hell do you need to play football for?

It's an introductory game theory course. Don't expect it to be rigorous at all; that doesn't happen till you become a grad student. Have to be quite well versed in maths to read the more advanced papers out there.
Fun topic, though, and definitely useful if you're interested in (behavioural) econ.

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>>8535866
Basic is right, it reminds me of a linear algebra course for non-math majors.

As the others have said, it's an easy course and you can expect the final exam to be 99% elementary calculations.
But if you actually want to [math]learn[/math] game theory, you'll probably want something like the following set of lecture notes

http://physics.ujep.cz/~jskvor/KVM/TeorieHer/shoham.pdf

along with pic related as a reference text.

>>8535707
Game Theory:
>Math
Good
>Sociology
Schizophrenia