Homework exercies in the book by Easley and Kleinberg.
Homework 1 due Nov 19
Section 3.7:
Exercies: 1-5.
Write a 2-3 pages report of your
understanding of Chapter 3.
Homework 2 due Nov 26
Section 16.8: Exercies: 1,3,4,5.
Section 18.8: Exercies: 1,2.
Write a 2 page report to
briefly
(1) explain your understanding of Chap 16 & 18;
(2) list some other possible information casdades
and rich-get-richer effects.
Hint: in New York Times, the author
thinks many diet recipes are information
cascades (blindly following others).
Hint:
Does the sales ranking of books listed
Amazon's best seller help these books to sale more?
Does this have rich-get-richer effects?
Homework 3 due Nov 30
Section 19.8:
Exercies: 1,2,3,4.