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Discussion Summary Week 13: Game Theory
Game Theory 4/16/13 Prisoner’s dilemma Two rational prisoners, don’t know what the other is doing Each can either cooperate or rat out the other prisoner Guaranteed positive outcome with cooperation If only one cooperates, the other receives harsh punishment If … Continue reading
Discussion summary: Alternative stable states
General Discussion Summary Our discussion on 2/12/13 pertained to alternative stable states. Two case studies were first presented: Heffernan (2008) on desert stream wetlands and Lansing (2012) on alternate stable states in a social-ecological system. We moved to a general … Continue reading
Week 3 Discussion Summary (Feb 05)
Our discussions of linear stability analysis included spatial considerations this week, opening up the floor to a diverse set of real-world examples. We first explored the interactions of activators and inhibitors and how diffusion or propagation of information can lead … Continue reading
Protected: Week 1 Discussion Summary (Jan 22)
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Each week you will be responsible for submitting a set of discussion questions based on the upcoming class’s readings. Different students will be assigned to summarize the resulting discussion for different weeks. Both discussion questions and discussion summaries will be … Continue reading