Program Description
"Game Theory is the study of strategic interactions, in which your decision affects the other person's actions and vice versa. The primary concern of game theory is not games like chess or poker, but to improve our understanding of interactions between people, companies, and countries. Game Theory provides a framework to help analyze situations where an individual's best course of action depends on what others do or are expected to do.
Dr. Nordstrom's research interests are in the areas of algebra and combinatorics. She received her Ph.D. in ring theory from the University of Oregon. Dr. Nordstrom primarily teaches Abstract Algebra, Discrete Math, Number Theory and Game Theory but maintains an interest in a wide variety of mathematical fields. More recently she has published on game theory and popular culture and has written an open-access textbook for an introduction to game theory course. She has mentored undergraduate research in combinatorial game theory and graph theory. She currently runs the Math PLUS mentoring program."