MVK_20 Games, Models and Situation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Václav Studený, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Viktor Pantůček, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Viktor Pantůček, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Thu 11:40–13:15 J22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to: understand and explain cultural phenomena; use the information on quantities, for their extrapolation; create models of situations; make reasoned decisions about decision-making situations; make deductions based on acquired knowledge unknown relationships; interpret opinions;
Syllabus
  • 1st Models of decision situations Non-conflict situations 1.1 models 2.1 models of conflict situations 2.1.1 Conflicts of two intelligent players 2.1.1.1 antagonistic conflicts 2.1.1.2 non-antagonistic conflicts 2.1.2 conflicts with more participants 2.1.2.1 noncooperative theory 2.1.2.2 Cooperative Theory 2.1.3 unintelligent participants 2nd models of chaos 2.1 The concept of dimension 2.2 Iregularni and fragmentation in the nature 2.3 How long is the coastline of Great Britain? 2.4 Examples of fractals from the Art Nouveau period 2.5 The fractal view of the galaxy 2.6 Relationship between the length, the volume and the surface 2.7 The surfaces of the positive volume 2.8 Stochastics 3rd Deterministic models of population growth 4th Some elements of stochastic models 5th Coincidence and synchronicity rather than causality 5.1 Classic Chinese Book of Changes
Literature
  • MANDELBROT, Benoit B. The fractal geometry of nature. Update and augmented. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1983, 468 s. ISBN 0-7167-1186-9. info
  • Maňas, M.: Teorie her a optimální rozhodování, SNTL, Praha, 1974
  • Yijing – Kniha proměn, Vydala Maxima v roce 2008, vydání šesté, ISBN 978-80-86921-03-7
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects, homeworks, reading (compulsory literature)
Assessment methods
written test, oral exam, and case studies, essay, presentation, teamwork, data analysis
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011.
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