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Fall 2006 semester:

1) Calculus I (Math 226.09), TuTh 9:35-10:50 and Wed 10:10-11:00 (TA) in BH 247.
2) Calculus I (Math 226.10), TuTh 14:10-15:25 and Wed 13:10-14:00 (TA) in TH 409.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 226
Homework 226
Lecture Notes for Calculus I:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8
Volume 9
Volume 10
3) Game Theory (Math 490), TuTh 12:35-13:50 am in TH 211.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus Game Theory
Homework Game Theory
The first modeling test is here in pdf format:
Modeling Test One (pdf)
The second modeling test is here in doc format:
Modeling Test Two (doc)
Also see the Game Theory page.

Summer 2006 semester:

1) Calculus I (Math 226.02), MTuWThF 10:30-11:45 am in TH 429.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 226
Homework 226
2) Calculus II (Math 227), MTuWThF 9:00-10:15 am in TH 423.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 227
Homework 227

Spring 2006 semester:

1) Calculus II (Math 227.01), TuTh 14:10-15:25 and Wed 14:10-15:00 (TA) in TH 326.
2) Calculus II (Math 227.02), TuTh 11:00-12:15 and Wed 8:10-9:00 (TA) in TH 326.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 227
Sample midterm 227
Homework 227

3) Differential Equations (Math 376), TuTh 9:35-10:50 in TH 211.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 376
Homework 376

Summer 2005 semester:

1) Calculus I (Math 226), MTuWThF 9:00-10:15 am in HSS 285.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 226
Homework 226
Sample final 226

2) Calculus II (Math 227), MTuWThF 10:30-11:45 am in HSS 285.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 227
Homework 227
Sample final 227

Fall 2004 semester:

1) Calculus III (Math 228), TuTh 11:00-12:15 am in HSS 259.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Final Sample
Syllabus 228
Homework 228

Fall 2003 semester:

Real Analysis (Math 370.01), TuTh 2:10-3:25 pm in HSS 301

Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 370
Homework 370
Sample Midterm 2 370
Sample Midterm 2 Answers 370

Summer 2003 semester:

1) Calculus I (Math 226.01), MTuWThF 9:00-10:15 am in TH 210.
2) Calculus I (Math 226.02), MTuWThF 10:45-12:00 am in TH 210.

Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 227
Homework (sections 1 and 2)

Fall 2002 semester:

Game Theory (Math 490.02), TuTh 2:10-3:25 pm in TH 211. See the Game Theory page.

Summer 2002 semester:

1) Calculus II (Math 227.01), MTuWThF 9:00-10:15 am in HSS 101.
2) Calculus II (Math 227.02), MTuWThF 10:30-11:45 am in TH 326..

Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Homework (sections 1 and 2)

A Mathematica notebook for Calculus II prepared by David Meredith is downloadable here. You need Mathematica to execute it: Mathematica for Calculus II.nb

Text and answers to the midterm are here: Section 01 Section 02

Fall 2001 semester:

Linear Algebra (Math 325.03), TuTh 2:10-3:25 pm in HUM 126

A short geometric introduction to determinants is here: determinants.pdf

Spring 1999 semester:

Jean-Pierre Langlois was teaching a mathematics seminar (Math 500) on "Markov Processes, Decisions, and Evolution." The seminar covered topics on matrices and some of their applications to Markov chains, dynamical systems, and evolutionary game theory.

The seminar was part of a new collaboration between the Department of Mathematics at San Francisco State University and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) in Berkeley. The project allows our Faculty and graduate students to participate in the programs run by MSRI. During the Spring 1999, MSRI had a program on random matrices. Part of the seminar was devoted to an introduction to that subject. Speakers from MSRI were invited to give talks here, at SFSU.

The lecture series was videotaped and translated into streaming video format. It can be accessed at the MSRI web site http://www.msri.org/

Class notes are posted in the MSRI section above in Adobe (.pdf) format for downloading.

Class #1: class_01.pdf	Class #10: class_10.pdf
Class #2: class_02.pdf	Class #10b: class_10b.pdf
Class #3: class_03.pdf	Class #11: class_11.pdf
Class #3b: class_03b.pdf	Class #12: class_12.pdf
Class #4: class_04.pdf	Class #13: class_13.pdf
Class #5: class_05.pdf	Class #14: class_14.pdf
Class #6: class_06.pdf	Class #15: class_15.pdf
Class #7: class_07.pdf	Class #16: class_16.pdf
Class #8: class_08.pdf	Class #17: class_17.pdf
Class #9: class_09.pdf

Game Theory (Math 490):

This section is devoted to the Game Theory course offered in the Fall 2006.
Lecture notes are here in pdf format:
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter One
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Two
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Three
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Four
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Five
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Six
Applicable Game Theory, Appendix One
Applicable Game Theory, Appendix Two

Case studies are here in pdf or doc format:
Case Study Number One
Case Study Number Two
Case Study Number Three
Case Study Number Four
The first modeling test is here in pdf format:
Modeling Test One (pdf)
The second modeling test is here in doc format:
Modeling Test Two (doc)

Short Course in Game Theory:

This section offers a "short course" in game theory using the GamePlan software.
The course notes are here in pdf format:
Short Course in GameTheory
GamePlan Manual
Knowledge Management Example

GamePlan files used for this short course are here.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 15
Figure 16
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 5
Knowledge Management Example

Game Theory (Math 490):

This section is devoted to the Game Theory course offered in the Fall 2002.
Homework assignments and other information are posted here in MS word format:
Syllabus 490
Homework 490

Lecture notes are here in pdf format:
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter One
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Two
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Three
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Four
Applicable Game Theory, Chapter Five
Applicable Game Theory, Appendix One

The first modeling test is here in doc format:
Modeling Test One (doc)
The answer is here:
Modeling Test One Answer (gp)

The second modeling test is here in doc and txt formats:
Modeling Test Two (doc)
The answer is here:
Modeling Test Two Answer (gp)

The final project is due by Wednesday December 18 at noon (absolute deadline) in hard copy or e-mail to:
gametalk@math.sfsu.edu

The Bargaining and War simulation is here in pdf format:
Bargaining and War
The theory of that simulation is here in doc format:
Bargaining and War Theory

The Tenure Game is here in gp format: Tenure Game
Answer

Results of the Bargaining and War Simulation are here in doc format: Simulation Results

A Model of the Bargaining and War Simulation is here in gp format: Simulation Model

GamePlan files for Chapter 1 are here in gp format:
Figure 1.01
Figure 1.02
Figure 1.03
Figure 1.04
Figure 1.05
Figure 1.08
Figure 1.11
Figure 1.12
Figure 1.15
Table 1.01
Table 1.02
Table 1.03
Table 1.04
Table 1.05
Table 1.06

Figure 3.01
Figure 3.02
Figure 3.03
Figure 3.05
Figure 3.08
Figure 3.09
Figure 3.10
Figure 3.11
Figure 3.12
Figure 3.13
Figure 3.14
Figure 3.15
Figure 3.16
Table 3.01
Table 3.02

Figure 4.01
Figure 4.02
Figure 4.03
Figure 4.05
Figure 4.09
Figure 4.11
Figure 4.12
Table 4.01
Table 4.02

Homework 1 solution files are here in gp format:
HW 1.01
HW 1.03
HW 1.05a
HW 1.05b
HW 1.06
HW 1.07
HW 1.08
HW 1.09

Various repeated game files are here in gp format:
BATTLRP1.GP
BATTLRP2.GP
BATTLRP3.GP
BATTLRP4.GP
FIG501.GP
FIG442.GP

Various evolutionary game files are here in gp format:
EVOLVER.GP

Jean-Pierre Langlois' research area is game theory with a focus on discounted repeated games, computational techniques, and applications to international relations.

The following selected papers are typical. See also the GamePlan software on the next page.

- "When Fully Informed States Make Good on the Threat of War: Rational Escalation and the Failure of Bargaining"
(with Catherine Langlois). British Journal of Political Science, accepted for publication. In pdf format Bargaining.pdf

- "Holding Out for Concession: The Quest for Gain in the Negotiation of International Agreements"
(with Catherine Langlois). International Interaction, Vol. 32, 2006, pp.261-293.

- "Bargaining and the Failure of Asymmetric Deterrence: Trading off the Risk of War for the Promise of a Better Deal"
(with Catherine Langlois). Conflict Management and Peace Science, Vol. 23, 2006, pp.159-180.

- "Fully Informed and On the Road to Ruin: The Perfect Failure of Asymmetric Deterrence"
(with Catherine Langlois). International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 49, 2005, pp.503-527. In pdf format Deterrence.pdf

- "Provisions for Noncompliance and Treaty Value: A Game Theoretic Perspective"
(with Catherine Langlois). International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 48, 2004, pp.383-408. In pdf format Treaty Value.pdf

- "Engineering Cooperation: A Game Theoretic Analysis of Phased International Agreements"
(with Catherine Langlois), American Journal of Political Science, Vol 45 #3, July 2001, pp. 599-219. In pdf format Engineering Cooperation.pdf

- "Behavioral Issues of Rationality in International Interaction: A Game Theoretic Analysis"
(with Catherine langlois), Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 43, #5, October 1999.

- "Behavioral Issues of Rationality in International Interaction: An Empirical Appraisal"
(with Catherine langlois), Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 43, #6, December 1999.

- "Rationality in International Relations: A Game-Theoretic and Empirical Study of the U.S.-China Case"
(with Catherine Langlois, World Politics, Vol. 48 #3, April 1996, pp. 358-90.

- "Rational Deterrence and Crisis Stability"
American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 35 #4, November 1991, pp. 801-32.

A Java applet using the model in the above paper was designed by Claus Wimmer and is posted at http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~wimmer/ldg/

- "Tacit Bargaining in International Relations: A Game Model and a Case Study"
(with Catherine Langlois, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 40 #4, December 1996, pp. 567-96.

- "Existence and Local Stability of Pareto Superior Reaction Function Equilibria in Discounted Supergames"
(with Jonathan Sachs) Journal of Mathematical Economics, Vol. 22 #3, 1993, pp. 199-222.

- "Modeling Deterrence and International Crises"
Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 33 #1, March 1989, pp. 67-83.

- "Perfect Equilibria and Stable Cooperation in the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma and Related Games"
Conflict Management and Peace Science, Vol. 11 #2, 1991, pp. 69-98.

- "SFSU Talk"
In pdf format sfsutalk.pdf

GamePlan is a Windows-based computer software package designed to represent and solve extensive-form and stochastic games. It supports the Nash, Markov-perfect, perfect-Bayesian, and sequential equilibrium concepts.

The GamePlan software consists of the GamePlan program for Windows 3.1, 9x, and NT flavors (NT 4, 2000, XP), and of the GameHelp help system. It includes a library of examples from very simple to relatively complex game models.

GamePlan has been reviewed in the Economic Journal, Vol. 110, No. 461, February 2000, pp. F166-171.

To download GamePlan go to the GamePlan Home Page

To learn how to use GamePlan (version 2.7) you may watch this video: GamePlan Video

If you wish to obtain further information, please email to:langlois@math.sfsu.edu

Jean-Pierre Langlois often teaches game theory in mathematics (at SFSU) or in political science departments (at Georgetown University). His standard course uses the GamePlan software and simulations played in class by the students.

One of the most successful simulations is the Persian Gulf Missile Crisis inspired by the (real) Persian Gulf crisis and war between Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition in the early 1990's. One major difference is that Iraq is assumed to possess a few nuclear weapons. The simulation is designed with a high propensity for escalation and eventual nuclear conflict. The major challenge for the players is to achieve a negotiated settlement without resorting to nuclear attack or retaliation.

Students having played the crisis often express surprise at the outcome and a sense of powerlessness in controlling its motion.

Feel free to download and distribute the full text of the crisis below (in Adobe .pdf format):

Crisis.pdf