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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Game Theory by Stanford University

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About the Course

Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind," game theory is the mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and irrational) agents. Beyond what we call `games' in common language, such as chess, poker, soccer, etc., it includes the modeling of conflict among nations, political campaigns, competition among firms, and trading behavior in markets such as the NYSE. How could you begin to model keyword auctions, and peer to peer file-sharing networks, without accounting for the incentives of the people using them? The course will provide the basics: representing games and strategies, the extensive form (which computer scientists call game trees), Bayesian games (modeling things like auctions), repeated and stochastic games, and more. We'll include a variety of examples including classic games and a few applications. You can find a full syllabus and description of the course here: http://web.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/GTOC-Syllabus.html There is also an advanced follow-up course to this one, for people already familiar with game theory: https://www.coursera.org/learn/gametheory2/ You can find an introductory video here: http://web.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/Intro_Networks.mp4...

Top reviews

WY

May 16, 2017

Great ! Interesting and abound at the same time. Hope Professors will clarify the strategic utility function more clearly because it's hard for students with poor math basic(forget most><) right now!

SC

Feb 7, 2022

I would have preferred a more mathematically rigorous treatment of the subject. Nevertheless, this was a great course — the instructors expounded all concepts with exceptional clarity and engagement.

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By rajesh f

Jun 27, 2021

Very well structured course and practical for usage in professional and personal life. Thank you for this.

By Kunyi W

Mar 2, 2018

Quite logical, informative and useful.

It proves a series of structured model to deal with daily decisions.

By Hisako F

Aug 11, 2021

This course gave me a great experience. I am keen on learning not only Game Theory but also math deeply.

By Miguel L B L

Feb 24, 2018

Good option for beginers in Game Theory. Very clear lectures and the assignments are enough challenging.

By Rajesh

Oct 4, 2016

Very useful to understand the concepts and practice related problems associated with game theory. Cool !

By Aashish K

Jun 17, 2017

Definitely a course I would recommend for people with all backgrounds in mathematics and/or economics.

By Yusuf İ D

Feb 26, 2023

It was awesome and I appreciate their efforts to create such a beneficial and straightforward course.

By Felippe P d S

May 30, 2021

Exceptional introduction to the subject, with a good balance between general concepts and deep dives.

By Christian E L O

Oct 9, 2016

Es un curso recomendable para adquirir intuición de los conceptos más elementales de teoría de juegos

By 종원 황

Apr 29, 2018

Compactly and concisely organized to show the application of cutting-edge knowledge of game theory

By Marco P

May 22, 2020

Great course. It would be interesting to know something more about utility estimation techniques.

By Aman K

Jan 18, 2018

An intuitive and insightful view into the games played and the applications in daily situations.

By Zibo C

Apr 20, 2021

An impressive course, the content ranges from the shallower to the deeper, and I benefit a lot!

By Son N H

Dec 5, 2019

Easy to understand, illustrative examples, quizzes and exams are a little bit somewhat trivial.

By Alexandra C

Aug 31, 2016

I guess that more exercise solving process should be should in lectures.

All the rest is great!

By Shahid R

Mar 14, 2023

I highly recommend this course, especially for those who want to learn about strategy making.

By Vasilii N

Oct 23, 2022

Nice and interesting course! Sometimes it was difficult to understand marthematical formulas

By Craig Z

Oct 7, 2017

Straight and to the point. (Almost) enough exercises to check your understanding. Good job!

By Abhishek C

Feb 4, 2017

Very well structured course, gives you good understanding of game theory and its applications

By Pavel O

Oct 21, 2018

Good course, would advise everyone who is looking to start their way to learning game theory

By Gariyasi G

Jul 3, 2018

Amazing! You do need a little math, but the course is well organised and up to the mark! :)

By Pablo V I

Mar 4, 2018

Highly recommendable course. It develops skills in order to make better rational decisions.

By ANJANAY K (

Oct 15, 2022

Really great intro course. Loved it. Will continue to learn a level above of Game theory.

By Elvin M N

Oct 21, 2019

Everything is very good, I enjoy this course and I learned a lot. Thanks for everything!!!

By Nguyen H D

Jul 29, 2017

Was a great experience, if Bayesian game can be explained better then it would be perfect.