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Undergraduate seminar on mathematical tools for analyzing large networks
Instructor: Ronitt Rubinfeld
Fall 2014
Shenkar 105, Sundays 13:00-15:00.
Course Description
This seminar course will study the ``connectedness'' of
modern society in terms of the phenomena of networks,
incentives, aggregate behaviors of groups. We will
consider the essential ideas from graph theory, game theory,
and behavioral sciences in a unified manner.
We will cover selected topics from the text
``Networks, Crowds and Markets''
by Easley and Kleinberg, with students presenting
sections of the text for their seminars.
Grading
will be based on the student presentation
and class participation.
If you choose to do a significant part of your presentation
on the blackboard, I would like you to type up notes with
a level of detail that is similar to that in a slide presentation
(in text or latex format).
Prerequisites
Some knowledge of algorithms and the basics of probability.
Time and location
The course will take place on Sundays, 13:00-15:00, in
Shenkar 105.