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Insights into game theory : an alternative mathematical experience /
Few branches of mathematics have been more influential in the social sciences than game theory. In recent years, it has become an essential tool for all social scientists studying the strategic behaviour of competing individuals, firms and countries. However, the mathematical complexity of game theo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Few branches of mathematics have been more influential in the social sciences than game theory. In recent years, it has become an essential tool for all social scientists studying the strategic behaviour of competing individuals, firms and countries. However, the mathematical complexity of game theory is often very intimidating for students who have only a basic understanding of mathematics. Insights into Game Theory addresses this problem by providing students with an understanding of the key concepts and ideas of game theory without using formal mathematical notation. The authors use four very different topics (college admission, social justice and majority voting, coalitions and co-operative games, and a bankruptcy problem from the Talmud) to investigate four areas of game theory. The result is a fascinating introduction to the world of game theory and its increasingly important role in the social sciences. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511457401 0511457405 0511456093 9780511454349 0511454341 9780511451263 0511451261 9780511456091 9780511754326 0511754329 9786611944728 6611944729 1107714044 9781107714045 1281944726 9781281944726 0511453388 9780511453380 0511455380 9780511455384 |