Networked Life
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Networked Life
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Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures -- and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy.
About the Course
- What science underlies companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google?
- How does your position in a social network (dis)advantage you?
- What do game theory and the Paris subway have to do with Internet routing?
- How might a social network influence election outcomes?
- What are the economics of email spam?
- How does Google find what you're looking for... and exactly how do they make m…
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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan .
- Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
- Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.
Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures -- and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy.
About the Course
- What science underlies companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google?
- How does your position in a social network (dis)advantage you?
- What do game theory and the Paris subway have to do with Internet routing?
- How might a social network influence election outcomes?
- What are the economics of email spam?
- How does Google find what you're looking for... and exactly how do they make money doing so?
Networked Life looks at how our world is connected -- socially, strategically and technologically -- and why it matters.
The answers to the questions above are related. They have been the subject of a fascinating intersection of disciplines, including computer science, physics, psychology, sociology, mathematics, economics and finance. Researchers from these areas all strive to quantify and explain the growing complexity and connectivity of the world around us, and they have begun to develop a rich new science along the way.
Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures -- and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy.
This course covers computer science topics and other material that is mathematical, but all material will be presented in a way that is accessible to an educated audience with or without a strong technical background. The majority of the course is grounded in scientific and mathematical findings of the past two decades or less (often much less).
Networked Life is the flagship course of the new Market and Social Systems Engineering Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
About the Instructor(s)
Michael Kearns is a professor in the Computer and Information Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is the Founding Director of Penn's new Market and Social Systems Engineering Program. Prof. Kearns has research interests in machine learning, social networks, algorithmic game theory, and computational finance. Prior to joining the Penn faculty, he spent a decade in basic research at AT&T/Bell Laboratories. Prof. Kearns has also worked extensively with technology start-up companies and in the quantitative finance industry.
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- Will I get a Statement of Accomplishment after
completing this class?
Yes. Students who successfully complete the class will receive a Statement of Accomplishment signed by the instructor.
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University: University of Pennsylvania
Instructor(s): Michael Kearns
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