Quantitative Reasoning 26

Larry Summers: "…life is about making choices."

Robert Rubin: "…how thoughtfully you make those choices will critically affect how good those choices will be and how effective you will be."

Course Synopsis: Everyone makes decisions. Why shouldn't everyone have a chance to learn how to make choices more thoughtfully? This course studies group and individual decisions with complex or uncertain outcomes. We analyze how most people make personal, professional, and political choices, and also how to improve these processes.

News (4/13/02): 4/10 and 4/12 lectures available, as well as Assignment 7. Reminder: Please fill out an anonymous midterm evaluation of this course by going to this page (student form #2 for students) and giving the address qr26@fas.harvard.edu for where it should be sent. Your feedback is appreciated and taken seriously.

News (4/19/02): 4/15, 4/17, and 4/19 lectures posted. Section notes on the binomial distribution and a chapter on game theory from Professor Raiffa's book also available.

News (4/28/02): Updated Assignment 8 posted.

News (4/29/02): 4/22, 4/24, and 4/26 lectures online. Final project guidelines in Assignments section.

News (5/10/02): 4/29, 5/1, and 5/10 lectures online. An example of a case study that might be of interest for your final project was discussed in the last half of the 5/10 lecture.