An Introduction to Game-Theoretic Modelling (Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts) (Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts, 37) - Hardcover

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

 
9781470450298: An Introduction to Game-Theoretic Modelling (Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts) (Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts, 37)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1470450291 ISBN 13: 9781470450298
Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2019

Synopsis

This book introduces game theory and its applications from an applied mathematician's perspective, systematically developing tools and concepts for game-theoretic modelling in the life and social sciences. Filled with down-to-earth examples of strategic behavior in humans and other animals, the book presents a unified account of the central ideas of both classical and evolutionary game theory. Unlike many books on game theory, which focus on mathematical and recreational aspects of the subject, this book emphasizes using games to answer questions of current scientific interest. In the present third edition, the author has added substantial new material on evolutionarily stable strategies and their use in behavioral ecology. The only prerequisites are calculus and some exposure to matrix algebra, probability, and differential equations.

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About the Author

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

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Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1470450291
ISBN 13 
9781470450298
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
3
Number of pages
395