The total cost of all these optional items, over the course of the semester, will be less than ten dollars. I expect you to have an email account and to check it regularly. I'll often make course announcements by email, and otherwise communicate with everyone in the class via email. Moreover, you'll find it much easier to communicate with me or with the TA by email than by phone. This course is an introduction to decision theory and game theory.
Decision theory is the study of decision making in the presence of uncertainty.
It tells us how to devise a plan or strategy for the acquisition of information and for what actions to take when new information is acquired, and how to determine the value of information. Game theoretic methods have become central to economic analysis in recent years. The exercises will give you practice and feedback on how you're doing. The exercises will not be graded, but if you talk about them with the TA or with me, we'll be glad to tell you how you're doing and to help you with any difficulties you're having. Missed quizzes cannot be made up.