INFO 4220

Networks II: Market Design

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

Networks II builds on its prerequisite course and continues to examine how each of the computing, economic, sociological and natural worlds are connected and how the structure of these connections affects these worlds. In this course, we will construct mathematical models for and analyze networked settings, allowing us to both make predictions about behavior in such systems, as well as reason about how to design such systems to exhibit some desirable behavior. Throughout, we will draw on real-world examples such as social networks, peer-to-peer filesharing, Internet markets, and crowdsourcing, that illustrate these phenomena.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: INFO 2040 (Networks) and familiarity with logical reasoning (at the level of CS 2800 or equivalent), and basic probability and statistics. Please visit the course website https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/info4220/ and see the FAQ if you do not satisfy these prerequisites (especially INFO 2040), for further detail.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies track requirement for INFO majors and minors.

Comments Co-meets with INFO 6220.

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