Alexander Knop
S.E. Warschawski Assistant Professor
Research interests:
Proof complexity, structural complexity, differential privacy.
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For UCSD students
Math 152 (Applicable Math and Computing)

Spring, 2018 Winter, 2020

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Information

Textbook:
The textbook for this course is: Thomas S. Ferguson, Game Theory, Second Edition, 2014
Grading policy:
Student's cumulative average will be computed by taking the maximum of these two grading schemes:
  • 10% Homework, 25% Midterm I, 25% Midterm II, 40% Final Exam
  • 10% Homework, 30% maximum of Midterm I and Midterm II, 60% Final Exam
Homework:
Homework is a very important part of the course and in order to fully master the topics it is essential that you work carefully on every assignment and try your best to complete every problem.
Your total homework score will be based on the total possible homework points available. After each homework you can complete an optional online HW review highlighting key concepts. If you complete the questionnaire for an assignment and that assignment is your lowest homework score, that score will be dropped from your homework average.
Homework may be done alone or in a group of at most 5 people. Partners may be in any of the sections of the class. You are free to change partners between assignments. Problems should be solved together, not divided up between partners. For homework help, consult your textbook, class notes, lecturer, and TAs. It is considered a violation of the policy on academic integrity to:
  • look or ask for answers to homework problems in other texts or sources, including the internet, or to
  • discuss the homework problems with anyone outside of your group (unless you are in office hours with someone from the instructional team).
Homework solutions should be neatly written or typed and turned in through Gradescope by 11pm on Friday. Illegible assignments will not be graded. For step-by-step instructions on scanning and uploading your homework, see this handout. Late homeworks will not be accepted. Submit early drafts well before the deadline to make sure partial work is graded.
Discussion Board:
The Piazza forum for our class where questions can be posted and answered. It is a very helpful resource!

Office Hours

  • 6432, AP&M building,
    • Monday: 12:30-1:30 PM
    • Tuesday: 3:30-4:30 PM

Teaching assistants

  • Kyle Meyer,
    2202, AP&M building:
    • Tuesday: 12-2 PM
  • Suhan Zhong,
    6132, AP&M building,:
    • Thursday: 11-1PM

Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
January 05 January 06 January 07
Direct and Inderect Proofs
January 08
Discussion
January 09
Proofs by Induction
January 10 January 11
January 12 January 13 January 14
Sets and Functions
January 15
Discussion
January 16
Structural Induction
January 17 January 18
January 19 January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 21
Catch up Review
January 22
Discussion
January 23
Midterm I
January 24 January 25
January 26 January 27 January 28
Basic Combinatorial Games
January 29
Discussion
January 30
The Game of Nim
January 31 February 01
February 02 February 03 February 04
Sprague-Grundy Functions
February 05
Discussion
February 06
Sums of Combinatorial Games
February 07 February 08
February 09 February 10 February 11
Sums of Combinatorial Games
February 12
Discussion
February 13
Basics of Discrete Probability
February 14 February 15
February 16 February 17
Presidents' Day
February 18
Catch up Review
February 19
Discussion
February 20
Midterm II
February 21 February 22
February 23 February 24 February 25
Matrix Games
February 26
Discussion
February 27
Matrix Games
February 28 February 29
March 01 March 02 March 03
Mixed Strategies
March 04
Discussion
March 05
Yao Min-max Principle
March 06 March 07
March 08 March 09 March 10
Yao Min-max Principle
March 11
Discussion
March 12
Catch up Review
March 13 March 14
March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19
Final Exam
March 20 March 21