The outstanding feature of the book is that it provides a unified account of three types of decision problem. It covers the basic ideas of decision theory, classical game theory, and evolutionary game theory in one volume. No background knowledge of economics or biology is required as examples have been carefully selected for their accessibility. There are detailed solutions to the numerous exercises provided at the back of the book, making it ideal for self-study. This introduction to game theory is intended as a first course for undergraduate students of mathematics, but it also contains material which will be of interest to advanced students or researchers in biology and economics. An understanding of basic calculus and probability is assumed but no prior knowledge of game theory is required.

Autorentext

James Webb is a former lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK

Klappentext

The outstanding feature of this book is that it provides a unified account of three types of decision problem. It covers the basic ideas of decision theory, classical game theory, and evolutionary game theory in one volume. No background knowledge of economics or biology is required as examples have been carefully selected for their accessibility. Detailed solutions to the numerous exercises are provided at the back of the book, making it ideal for self-study. This introduction to game theory is intended as a first course for undergraduate students of mathematics, but it will also interest advanced students or researchers in biology and economics.

Inhalt

Decisions.- Simple Decision Models.- Simple Decision Processes.- Markov Decision Processes.- Interaction.- Static Games.- Finite Dynamic Games.- Games with Continuous Strategy Sets.- Infinite Dynamic Games.- Evolution.- Population Games.- Replicator Dynamic.