Game Theory - A Nontechnical Introduction (Reference Books (Dover Publications))

Morton D. Davis

ISBN 10: 0486296725 / ISBN 13: 9780486296722

Editore: Dover Publications, 1999

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Dover Publications Reference Books (Dover Publications) Game Theory - A Nontechnical Introduction (VG)Manufacturer: Dover PublicationsProduct Line: Reference Books (Dover Publications)Type: SoftcoverCopyright Date: 1997Author: Morton D. DavisPage Count: 252Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:A fascinating, accessible introduction to the enormously important intellectual system with numerous applications to social, economic, and political problems. This newly revised edition offers an overview of game theory, then lucid coverage of the two-person zero-sum game with equilibrium points, the general, two-person zero-sum game, utility theory, and other topics. Problems are at the start of each chapter.

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• Titolo: Game Theory - A Nontechnical Introduction (Reference Books (Dover Publications))
• Editore: Dover Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0486296725
• ISBN 13: 9780486296722
• Rilegatura: Softcover
• Condizione: Good

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"A lucid and penetrating development of game theory that will appeal to the intuition . . . a most valuable contribution." — Douglas R. Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach
The foundations of game theory were laid by John von Neumann, who in 1928 proved the basic minimax theorem, and with the 1944 publication of the Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, the field was established. Since then, game theory has become an enormously important discipline because of its novel mathematical properties and its many applications to social, economic, and political problems.
Game theory has been used to make investment decisions, pick jurors, commit tanks to battle, allocate business expenses equitably — even to measure a senator's power, among many other uses. In this revised edition of his highly regarded work, Morton Davis begins with an overview of game theory, then discusses the two-person zero-sum game with equilibrium points; the general, two-person zero-sum game; utility theory; the two-person, non-zero-sum game; and the n-person game.
A number of problems are posed at the start of each chapter and readers are given a chance to solve them before moving on. (Unlike most mathematical problems, many problems in game theory are easily understood by the lay reader.) At the end of the chapter, where solutions are discussed, readers can compare their "common sense" solutions with those of the author. Brimming with applications to an enormous variety of everyday situations, this book offers readers a fascinating, accessible introduction to one of the most fruitful and interesting intellectual systems of our time.