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Maths Extended Essay ideas: optimisation and game theory
Best strategies, fair division, voting and optimisation. These essays turn a decision into mathematics and then analyse it.
Optimisation and game theory ideas (8)
- Mixed strategies and Nash equilibriaOptimisation & gamesSolid
- Cooperation in the repeated prisoner's dilemmaOptimisation & gamesSolid
- Can any voting system be fair?Optimisation & gamesAmbitious
- Cutting a cake fairlyOptimisation & gamesSolid
- Why the simplex method finds the optimumOptimisation & gamesAmbitious
- Winning at NimOptimisation & gamesSolid
- How much to bet: the Kelly criterionOptimisation & gamesAmbitious
- How long is the queue?Optimisation & gamesSolid
Frequently asked questions
Is optimisation and game theory a good area for a maths EE?
It can be, if you narrow it to one question you can answer with mathematics you understand. Make the assumptions explicit and test how the answer changes when you change them. That is the discussion an examiner wants to read.
Can I use one of these research questions as it is?
Use it as a starting point. Change the case, the comparison or the limit until the question is your own, and agree it with your supervisor.
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