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Game Theory: A Classical Introduction, Mathematical Games, and the Tournament

Game Theory: A Classical Introduction, Mathematical Games, and the Tournament

McEachern, Andrew

Paperback

Series: Synthesis Lectures on Games and Computational Intelligence

Technology & EngineeringGeneral MathematicsProgramming

ISBN10: 3031009908
ISBN13: 9783031009907
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jun 15 2017
Pages: 103
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
This book is a formalization of collected notes from an introductory game theory course taught at Queen's University. The course introduced traditional game theory and its formal analysis, but also moved to more modern approaches to game theory, providing a broad introduction to the current state of the discipline. Classical games, like the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Lady and the Tiger, are joined by a procedure for transforming mathematical games into card games. Included is an introduction and brief investigation into mathematical games, including combinatorial games such as Nim. The text examines techniques for creating tournaments, of the sort used in sports, and demonstrates how to obtain tournaments that are as fair as possible with regards to playing on courts. The tournaments are tested as in-class learning events, providing a novel curriculum item. Example tournaments are provided at the end of the book for instructors interested in running a tournament in their own classroom.The book is appropriate as a text or companion text for a one-semester course introducing the theory of games or for students who wish to get a sense of the scope and techniques of the field.

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