Mock exam
The mock exam can be found here
For the external examiner we are required to put together a commentary for each exam. Here is the commentary I would have put together for this exam.
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This question covers basic aspects of Normal form games which have been covered many times in class. Whilst the solutions might make it appear to be a long question I would consider it to be the easiest of the Game Theoretic questions with routine concepts.<
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Bookwork;
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This question should be relatively straightforward asking the students to identify best responses to pure strategies;
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This question asks students to plot the utilities, it requires the knowledge of mixed strategies with an ability to plot a line;
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Repetition of previous question;
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This questions requires a bit of work asking the students to consider the plots drawn previously to obtain best responses to the mixed strategies;
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This uses the previous question;
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Above used best responses, now I am asking the students to state and prove a theorem (the proof is 4 lines of algebra and is bookwork). After stating the theorem the students are expected to apply it to the above problem.
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This question considers repeated games.
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A classic game that requires some thought from the student. I expect students to be able to obtain 6 marks with no difficulty whatsoever.
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Bookwork;
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Slightly tricky question as it requires students to not only be aware of techniques required but must also be confident in their knowledge of what a valid game is.
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This question is a mix of bookwork and a single example very similar to examples seen before in class that tests not only their algebra but also their understanding of stochastic games.
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Bookwork;
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Bookwork;
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Bookwork;
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Exercise similar to one done in class.
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