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课程概述

We live in a complex world with diverse people, firms, and governments whose behaviors aggregate to produce novel, unexpected phenomena. We see political uprisings, market crashes, and a never ending array of social trends. How do we make sense of it? Models. Evidence shows that people who think with models consistently outperform those who don't. And, moreover people who think with lots of models outperform people who use only one. Why do models make us better thinkers? Models help us to better organize information - to make sense of that fire hose or hairball of data (choose your metaphor) available on the Internet. Models improve our abilities to make accurate forecasts. They help us make better decisions and adopt more effective strategies. They even can improve our ability to design institutions and procedures. In this class, I present a starter kit of models: I start with models of tipping points. I move on to cover models explain the wisdom of crowds, models that show why some countries are rich and some are poor, and models that help unpack the strategic decisions of firm and politicians. The models covered in this class provide a foundation for future social science classes, whether they be in economics, political science, business, or sociology. Mastering this material will give you a huge leg up in advanced courses. They also help you in life. Here's how the course will work. For each model, I present a short, easily digestible overview lecture. Then, I'll dig deeper. I'll go into the technical details of the model. Those technical lectures won't require calculus but be prepared for some algebra. For all the lectures, I'll offer some questions and we'll have quizzes and even a final exam. If you decide to do the deep dive, and take all the quizzes and the exam, you'll receive a Course Certificate. If you just decide to follow along for the introductory lectures to gain some exposure that's fine too. It's all free. And it's all here to help make you a better thinker!...

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RK

Nov 18, 2019

This is a fantastic course that I would recommend to anyone interested in learning how to think better. It introduced me to many topics that i want to learn more about. Thank you, Professor Page!

JG

Apr 7, 2018

This is a great introduction to the types and uses of models. The lectures are clear, and the examples given show good applicability to real world problems. Thanks for making it available!

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326 - Model Thinking 的 350 个评论（共 505 个）

创建者 Rafia N

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Jan 13, 2016

This course is just amazing.

创建者 Karen S

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Jul 25, 2021

I really love this course!!

创建者 Hasan R C

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Jul 4, 2019

Wonderful course,

Thank you.

创建者 Ibrahim M H

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Jul 22, 2024

this exexcellent training

创建者 Ασπασία Λ

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Dec 14, 2020

Just Excellent. Thank You!

创建者 Pedro P

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Jun 6, 2017

Complete and very usefull.

创建者 Muhamed A M S A ( D - B A

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Dec 4, 2020

think you for this course

创建者 Panshul R

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Jun 19, 2020

Quizzes could be improved

创建者 PALLAV N

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Jun 10, 2020

Excellent course by Scott

创建者 conanar

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Dec 6, 2016

It really opened my mind.

创建者 Vishesh P

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May 12, 2023

course was quite helpful

创建者 Mateusz

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Dec 10, 2020

Well, learn the program!

创建者 Alvin B

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Nov 9, 2020

This course is so great!

创建者 For P R

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Aug 15, 2020

Interesting & Enjoyable

创建者 李勇

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May 16, 2018

An extraodinary course!

创建者 YE Q

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Nov 3, 2017

非常值得学习的课程，对学术或者实践都大有裨益！

创建者 Sinziana C

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Oct 16, 2017

Great Course! Loved it!

创建者 David L

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Sep 7, 2020

Really like the course

创建者 Eva S

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Oct 4, 2020

My brain is tingling.

创建者 Aleksey E

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Oct 21, 2017

Great course, thanks.

创建者 DONGLI Y

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Sep 20, 2017

An excellent course!

创建者 Susan M

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Jul 26, 2017

I loved this course.

创建者 Yuan X

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Dec 10, 2015

this is what I need.

创建者 María J d P R

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Jun 25, 2021

Would take it again