This course will cover the mathematical theory and analysis of simple games without chance moves.
Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3
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13 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
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There are 8 modules in this course
Hello and welcome to Games Without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory! The topic for this first week is Let's play a game: Students will learn what a combinatorial game is, and play simple games.
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4 videos10 readings
The topics for this second week is Playing several games at once, adding games, the negative of a game. Student will be able to add simple games and analyze them.
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5 videos5 readings2 assignments
The topics for this third week is Comparing games. Students will determine the outcome of simple sums of games using inequalities.
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6 videos5 readings1 assignment
The topics for this fourth week is Simplicity and numbers. How to play win numbers. Students will be able to determine which games are numbers and if so what numbers they are.
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5 videos5 readings2 assignments
The topics for this fifth week is Simplifying games: Dominating moves, reversible moves. Students will be able to simplify simple games.
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4 videos5 readings1 assignment
The topics for this sixth week is Nim: Students will be able to play and analyze impartial games.
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4 videos5 readings1 assignment
The topic for this seventh and final week is Where to go from here.
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4 videos4 readings2 assignments
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1 reading
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4.3 (23 ratings)
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National Taiwan University
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Rice University
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EJ
5
Reviewed on Oct 13, 2016
Tom Marley was fun. He is like a little kid in a candy store.
HS
5
Reviewed on Jun 16, 2017
Gives a great Basic Overview with basic examples of the Game Theory. However i wouldn't consider it suitable for Professional Uses.
DP
5
Reviewed on Feb 2, 2017
Great course. I will try now the optional exercises and try having a deeper understanding on this.
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