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Game Theory Scores Big at Dartmouth | Dartmouth

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This spring, a record-breaking 248 students enrolled in the Evolutionary Game Theory class taught by Associate Professor of Mathematics Feng Fu. So many students signed up for the course that Fu had to split the class into two sessions to fit into Kemeny Hall’s largest classroom. Back in 2016, just nine students showed up for the same course. The meteoric growth in enrollment is just one example of the recent surge of student interest in game theory at Dartmouth. It’s a phenomenon that can be attributed to the subject’s broad applications, and to dynamic faculty like Fu who convey their conviction in game theory’s capacity to help tackle some of today’s seemingly intractable issues. “We’re facing all kinds of challenges, from pandemics to the ethics of AI,” Fu says. “One way we can find common ground is through evolutionary game theory’s applications, combining mathematical models and social sciences with a mission to change the world for the better.” A branch of applied mathematics, g

This spring, a record-breaking 248 students enrolled in the Evolutionary Game Theory class taught by Associate Professor of Mathematics Feng Fu. So many students signed up for the course that Fu had to split the class into two sessions to fit into Kemeny Hall’s largest classroom. Back in 2016, just nine students showed up for the same course. The meteoric growth in enrollment is just one example of the recent surge of student interest in game theory at Dartmouth. It’s a phenomenon that can be attributed to the subject’s broad applications, and to dynamic faculty like Fu who convey their…

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