Students are expected to arrive on time, to contribute to group work and class discussions, and to stay until the class ends.
Homework
I will assign homework regularly to be turned in and graded. If you miss class please check the homework page.
Please feel free to discuss homework all you want with other students or with me. However, you should write up your solutions yourself. You should not copy them. (Duh.)
There will be two tests and a final exam. For dates see the schedule.
If you miss a test, I will need a letter documenting the reason. Makeup tests can only be given for reasons such as illness, family emergency, participation in a University-sponsored event, required court attendance or military duty, or religious observances as certified by the Department of Student Development.
If you know you will be absent on a test date, you must clear the absence with me in advance and schedule a makeup date. In the case of an unanticipated absence on a test date, you must give me documentation and schedule a makeup date as soon as possible. See the University policies.
There is an optional paper for students in the Mathematics Department who want to satisfy the major paper requirement, and for students who want honors credit in the course. If you are doing the paper to satisfy the major paper requirement, you must also register for MA 494-003. If you want honors credit in the course, please consult your own honors program to find out what permissions or paperwork are necessary.
The paper should be on an application of game theory in an area of interest to you, and should include a description of the situation, appropriate game theory models with justification, analysis of the models, and conclusions about the original situation. An appropriate length is 10 - 15 pages. You may find some ideas on the Resources page.
The paper will substitute for the lowest 1/9 of your grade, if this improves your grade. For example, if the lowest of your grades is homework, and the paper grade is higher than the homework grade, I will count the paper 1/9 and homework 1/9 rather than 2/9.
Minimum grade on the paper is C- for the major paper requirement and B+ for honors credit.
Schedule for this paper:
Date
Task
Oct. 1 - 5
Talk to instructor about possible topics
Oct. 8 - 10
Instructor approves topic
Nov. 9
First draft due
Dec. 7
Final draft due
Grading
Homework counts 2/9 of your grade.
Each in-class test counts 2/9 of your grade.
The final counts 1/3 of your grade.
You may use the Grade Book to check your grades. Please let me know if any are incorrect.
Students with Disabilities
NC State policies on working with students with disabilities can be found here.
End-of-Semester Class Evaluations
On-line class evaluations will be available for you to complete during the
last two weeks of class (November 26 - December 9). You will receive an email
message directing you to a website where you can log in using your Unity ID and
complete the evaluation. All evaluations are confidential; instructors will never know how
any one student responded to any question.
If 80% of the class completes an on-line evaluation of this course, the grade of every student in the class will be raised by 1%.
Evaluation website: https://classeval.ncsu.edu.
Student help desk: classeval@ncsu.edu.
More information about ClassEval: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/classeval/index.htm.
