CO 456: Introduction to Game Theory (Fall 2025)

Instructor: David Jao, djao, MC 5106
Office hours: MWF 1-2pm

Teaching assistants:

Yun Xing	y39xing	Office hours: T 2:30-3:30pm in MC 5497
ZiWen Wang	zw6wang	Office hours: W 12-1pm in MC 5127

Please join the discussion forum on Piazza (https://piazza.com/uwaterloo.ca/fall2025/co456/home) for assistance with the course.

Course materials

• Course outline (https://outline.uwaterloo.ca/viewer/view/nr3hjp)

Assessments

The (tentative) schedule for the course is as follows:

• Assignment 1, due Wednesday, September 17
• Assignment 2, due Wednesday, October 1
• Quiz 1 (in class), Friday, October 10
• Midterm exam (MC 4044 and MC 4059), Thursday, October 23, 6:30-8:20pm
• Assignment 3, due Friday, November 7
• Assignment 4, due Friday, November 21
• Quiz 2 (in class), Monday, December 1
• Final exam / course project