MathematicsRecommendedMTH-GAME-352
Extensive-Form Games
perfect information, subgame perfection, backward induction
- Difficulty
- 4 / 5
- Importance
- 5 / 5
- Study time
- 6.5–12 h
- Kind of work
- Mixed
Why it matters
Mathematical model of strategic interaction; bridges mathematics, economics, business strategy, AI and biology.
Where it is used
Pricing and competition strategy, auctions (ad bidding), negotiation, multi-agent AI, mechanism design for markets.
How you know you have learned it
Solve ≥10 representative problems with ≥80% adjusted accuracy.
Resources
- An Introduction to Game Theory (Osborne) — Martin Osborne Book