Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Binmore, Ken
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- 0199218463
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- 9780199218462
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OUP Oxford, 2007 Photos included in listing. About the book: Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the fascinating world of game theory, a ground-breaking field that analyzes how to play games in a rational way. Ken Binmore, a renowned game theorist, explains the theory in a way that is both entertaining and non-mathematical yet also deeply insightful, revealing how game theory can shed light on everything from social gatherings, to ethical decision-making, to successful card-playing strategies, to calculating the sex ratio among bees. With mini-biographies of many fascinating, and occasionally eccentric, founders of the subject--including John Nash, subject of the movie A Beautiful Mind--this book offers a concise overview of a cutting-edge field that has seen spectacular successes in evolutionary biology and economics, and is beginning to revolutionize other disciplines from psychology to political science. About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and Literary Theory to History. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given topic. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how it has developed and influenced society. Whatever the area of study, whatever the topic that fascinates the reader, the series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.. Soft cover. New.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.
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- Title
- Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
- Author
- Binmore, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0199218463
- ISBN 13
- 9780199218462
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2007
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