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Game Theory Through Examples is a thorough introduction to elementary game theory, covering finite games with complete information. The core philosophy underlying this volume is that abstract concepts are best learned when encountered first (and repeatedly) in concrete settings. Thus, the essential ideas of game theory are here presented in the context of actual games, real games much more complex and rich than the typical toy examples. All the fundamental ideas are here: Nash equilibria, backward induction, elementary probability, imperfect information, extensive and normal form, mixed and behavioral strategies. The active-learning, example-driven approach makes the text suitable for a course taught through problem solving. Students will be thoroughly engaged by the extensive classroom exercises, compelling homework problems and nearly sixty projects in the text. Also available are approximately eighty Java applets and three dozen Excel spreadsheets in which students can play games and organize information in order to acquire a gut feeling to help in the analysis of the games. Mathematical exploration is a deep form of play, that maxim is embodied in this book. Game Theory Through Examples is a lively introduction to this appealing theory. Assuming only high school prerequisites makes the volume especially suitable for a liberal arts or general education spirit-of-mathematics course. It could also serve as the active-learning supplement to a more abstract text in an upper-division game theory course.

Game theory. --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics

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This text serves as a thorough introduction to the rapidly developing field of positional games. This area constitutes an important branch of combinatorics, whose aim it is to systematically develop an extensive mathematical basis for a variety of two-player perfect information games. These range from such popular games as Tic-Tac-Toe and Hex to purely abstract games played on graphs and hypergraphs. The subject of positional games is strongly related to several other branches of combinatorics such as Ramsey theory, extremal graph and set theory, and the probabilistic method. These notes cover a variety of topics in positional games, including both classical results and recent important developments. They are presented in an accessible way and are accompanied by exercises of varying difficulty, helping the reader to better understand the theory. The text will benefit both researchers and graduate students in combinatorics and adjacent fields.

Game theory. --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Combinatorics. --- Mathematics. --- Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences. --- Math --- Science --- Combinatorics --- Algebra --- Mathematical analysis

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A guide to modeling and analyzing auctions, with the applications of game theory and auction theory to real-world auction decision making.

Auctions --- Game theory --- Commerce --- Business & Economics --- Marketing & Sales --- Auctions. --- Game theory. --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Dutch auctions --- Vendues --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Bailments --- Commercial law --- E-books --- ECONOMICS/Microeconomics --- ECONOMICS/Game Theory

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Presenting state-of-the-art research into methods of wireless spectrum allocation based on game theory and mechanism design, this innovative and comprehensive book provides a strong foundation for the design of future wireless mechanisms and spectrum markets. Prominent researchers showcase a diverse range of novel insights and approaches to the increasing demand for limited spectrum resources, with a consistent emphasis on theoretical methods, analytical results and practical examples. Covering fundamental underlying principles, licensed spectrum sharing, opportunistic spectrum sharing, and wider technical and economic considerations, this singular book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers, wireless industry practitioners, and regulators interested in the foundations of cutting-edge spectrum management.

Wireless communication systems --- Radio frequency allocation. --- Signal theory (Telecommunication) --- Game theory. --- Management. --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Electric signal theory --- Electric waves --- Signal detection --- Telecommunication --- Resource allocation --- International cooperation

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In this new edition of Evolution of the Social Contract, Brian Skyrms uses evolutionary game theory to analyze the genesis of social contracts and investigates social phenomena including justice, communication, altruism, and bargaining. Featuring new material on evolution and information transfer, and including recent developments in game theory and evolution literature, his book introduces and applies appropriate concepts of equilibrium and evolutionary dynamics, showing how key issues can be modeled as games and considering the ways in which evolution sometimes supports, and sometimes does not support, rational choice. He discusses topics including how bargaining with neighbors promotes sharing of resources, the diversity of behavior in ultimatum bargaining in small societies, the Prisoner's Dilemma, and an investigation into signaling games and the spontaneous emergence of meaningful communication. His book will be of great interest to readers in philosophy of science, social science, evolutionary biology, game and decision theory, and political theory.

Social contract --- Game theory --- #SBIB:316.21H00 --- #SBIB:17H20 --- 316.4 --- 316.4 Sociale processen --- Sociale processen --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Social compact --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Political science --- Sociology --- Sovereignty --- Theoretische sociologie: inleidingen op de huidige toestand --- Sociale wijsbegeerte: algemeen --- Social contract. --- Game theory.