Students are expected to arrive on time, to contribute to group work and class discussions, and to stay until the class ends.
E-mail and Piazza
I will frequently communicate with you by e-mail. E-mail will go to the address listed for you in the NC State Campus Directory. To change your e-mail address, click on "Update My Directory Listing."
You can use Piazza for online discussions about homework, etc.
Homework
I will assign homework regularly by e-mail to be turned in and graded. Homework assignments are also listed on the homework page.
You will divide into pairs to do homework assignments. Each pair of students should work on the assignment together and submit one assignment for the pair. Both students in the pair should understand all submitted answers and agree with them. Both students in the pair will get the same grade.
Please feel free to discuss homework all you want with students from other pairs or with me. However, each pair of students should write up solutions itself. You should not (of course) copy them.
Please see the University guidelines on academic integrity (Code of Student Conduct, items 8 and 9).
Each homework assignment has a due date. It must be submitted as a single pdf file by 11:45 p.m. on that day through Wolfware. For submission instructions, see the WolfWare FAQ and scroll down to "Submit: How to Submit", or use this direct link. You will have to submit as a single student; just make sure both your names are on the paper.
WolfWare only allows submission of files up to 8 mb. If your file is bigger, you should compress it. With a Mac, open the PDF file in Preview, click on Save As, and choose Reduce File Size from the choices under Quartz Filter.
If you type your homework, for example with Microsoft Word, it should be easy to save it as a pdf file and submit it.
If you write out your homework, you can use a scanner to produce a pdf file.
If your scanner produces a different file type, you can use a free web site such as PictureResize to convert it to a pdf file. (After you convert your file, you must click on "Download.") Alternatively, with a Mac you can click on Print in the File menu, then on PDF in the popup window, then on Save as PDF.
If your scanner produces a separate pdf file for each page, you can use a free web site, such as Merge PDF, or software such as Adobe Acrobat, to merge your separate pdf files into a single pdf file. With a Mac, you can use Preview to merge your files; google "mac preview merge pdf" for more information.
There is a scanner available for student use in SAS 2105 (hours).
Once your homework is graded, you can retrieve it through the Retrieve Assignments link on Wolfware.
Tests
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, 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.
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 494-001. 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. 8 - 12
Talk to instructor about possible topics
Oct. 15
Instructor approves topic
Nov. 16
First draft due
Nov. 30
Final draft due
Students with Disabilities
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