Overview
Game Theory in Action is a textbook about using game theory across a range of real-life scenarios. From traffic accidents to the sex lives of lizards, Stephen Schecter and Herbert Gintis show students how game theory can be applied in diverse areas including animal behavior, political science, and economics. The book's examples and problems look at such fascinating topics as crime-control strategies, climate-change negotiations, and the power of the Oracle at Delphi. The text includes a substantial treatment of evolutionary game theory, where strategies are not chosen through rational analysis, but emerge by virtue of being successful. This is the side of game theory that is most relevant to biology; it also helps to explain how human societies evolve. Aimed at students who have studied basic calculus and some differential equations, Game Theory in Action is the perfect way to learn the concepts and practical tools of game theory.* Aimed at students who have studied calculus and some differential equations* Examples are drawn from diverse scenarios, ranging from traffic accidents to the sex lives of lizards* A substantial treatment of evolutionary game theory* Useful problem sets at the end of each chapter
Full Product Details
Author: Stephen Schecter ,
Herbert Gintis
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.765kg
ISBN: 9780691167640
ISBN 10: 0691167648
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 April 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
Though not an advanced treatment mathematically speaking, readers become sophisticated consumers of game theories. --Choice A welcome addition to the existing collection of introductory game theory texts... A very satisfying book. --Jennifer M. Wilson, MathSciNet
Though not an advanced treatment mathematically speaking, readers become sophisticated consumers of game theories. --Choice
Though not an advanced treatment mathematically speaking, readers become sophisticated consumers of game theories. --Choice A welcome addition to the existing collection of introductory game theory texts... A very satisfying book. --Jennifer M. Wilson, MathSciNet [A] wonderful introduction to game theory... I found almost all the games and examples fun to read and fun to work through the decisions and matrices. Whether the games were about politics, wine merchants and connoisseurs, or simply how to view sex ratios in society, you will find something of interest in this book. --David S. Mazel, MAA Reviews
"""Though not an advanced treatment mathematically speaking, readers become sophisticated consumers of game theories.""--Choice ""A welcome addition to the existing collection of introductory game theory texts... A very satisfying book.""--Jennifer M. Wilson, MathSciNet ""[A] wonderful introduction to game theory... I found almost all the games and examples fun to read and fun to work through the decisions and matrices. Whether the games were about politics, wine merchants and connoisseurs, or simply how to view sex ratios in society, you will find something of interest in this book.""--David S. Mazel, MAA Reviews"
Author Information
Stephen Schecter is professor of mathematics at North Carolina State University. Herbert Gintis is external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is the author of Game Theory Evolving and The Bounds of Reason, and the coauthor (with Samuel Bowles) of A Cooperative Species (all Princeton).
