Best Game Theory Books
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1. The Infinite Game
Author: by Simon Sinek
English
272 pages
0241385636
The New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game? In The Infinite Game, Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success.
He finds that building long-term value and healthy, enduring growth – that playing the infinite game – is the only thing that matters to your business.
2. The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
Author: by Avinash K. Dixit
English
512 pages
0393337170
660 pages
1777257301
Price:
$39.99
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This is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based. What began as a modest proposal that a mathematician and an economist write a short paper together blossomed, when Princeton University Press published Theory of Games and Economic Behavior.
In it, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern conceived a groundbreaking mathematical theory of economic and social organization, based on a theory of games of strategy. Not only would this revolutionize economics, but the entirely new field of scientific inquiry it yielded-game theory-has since been widely used to analyze a host of real-world phenomena from arms races to optimal policy choices of presidential candidates, from vaccination policy to major league baseball salary negotiations.
And it is today established throughout both the social sciences and a wide range of other sciences.
4. Game Theory: An Introduction
Author: by Steven Tadelis
Princeton University Press
English
416 pages
The definitive introduction to game theoryThis comprehensive textbook introduces readers to the principal ideas and applications of game theory, in a style that combines rigor with accessibility. Steven Tadelis begins with a concise description of rational decision making, and goes on to discuss strategic and extensive form games with complete information, Bayesian games, and extensive form games with imperfect information.
He covers a host of topics, including multistage and repeated games, bargaining theory, auctions, rent-seeking games, mechanism design, signaling games, reputation building, and information transmission games. Unlike other books on game theory, this one begins with the idea of rationality and explores its implications for multiperson decision problems through concepts like dominated strategies and rationalizability.
Only then does it present the subject of Nash equilibrium and its derivatives. Game Theory is the ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Throughout, concepts and methods are explained using real-world examples backed by precise analytic material.
5. Mathematics for Finance: An Introduction to Financial Engineering (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series)
Author: by Marek Capiński
0857290819
Springer
English
Mathematics for Finance: An Introduction to Financial Engineering combines financial motivation with mathematical style. Assuming only basic knowledge of probability and calculus, it presents three major areas of mathematical finance, namely Option pricing based on the no-arbitrage principle in discrete and continuous time setting, Markowitz portfolio optimisation and Capital Asset Pricing Model, and basic stochastic interest rate models in discrete setting.
6. Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook
Author: by William Spaniel
English
276 pages
1492728152
Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook is a no-nonsense, games-centered introduction to strategic form (matrix) and extensive form (game tree) games. From the first lesson to the last, this textbook introduces games of increasing complexity and then teaches the game theoretical tools necessary to solve them.
Quick, efficient, and to the point, Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook is perfect for introductory game theory, intermediate microeconomics, and political science.
7. A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994
Author: by Sylvia Nasar
Simon & Schuster
English
464 pages
Also an Academy Awardwinning film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connellydirected by Ron Howard* The powerful, dramatic biography of math genius John Nash, who overcame serious mental illness and schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize. How could you, a mathematician, believe that extraterrestrials were sending you messages?
The visitor from Harvard asked the West Virginian with the movie-star looks and Olympian manner. Because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way my mathematical ideas did, came the answer. So I took them seriously.
Thus begins the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and whothanks to the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics communityemerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize for triggering the game theory revolution.
The inspiration for an Academy Awardwinning movie, Sylvia Nasar’s now-classic biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, triumph over adversity, and the healing power of love.
8. The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition
Author: by Robert Axelrod
Basic Books
English
264 pages
A famed political scientist’s classic argument for a more cooperative world We assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays.So why cooperate? In The Evolution of Cooperation, political scientist Robert Axelrod seeks to answer this question.
In 1980, he organized the famed Computer Prisoners Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the optimal strategy for survival in a particular game. Over and over, the simplest strategy, a cooperative program called Tit for Tat, shut out the competition. In other words, cooperation, not unfettered competition, turns out to be our best chance for survival.
A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.
9. Theory of Fun for Game Design
Author: by Raph Koster
O'Reilly Media
English
300 pages
Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.
Why do some games become boring quickly, while others remain fun for years? How do games serve as fundamental and powerful learning tools? Whether you’re a game developer, dedicated gamer, or curious observer, this illustrated, fully updated edition helps you understand what drives this major cultural force, and inspires you to take it further.
You’ll discover that:Games play into our innate ability to seek patterns and solve puzzlesMost successful games are built upon the same elementsSlightly more females than males now play gamesMany games still teach primitive survival skillsFictional dressing for modern games is more developed than the conceptual elementsTruly creative designers seldom use other games for inspirationGames are beginning to evolve beyond their prehistoric origins
10. Cybernetics: Second Edition: Or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
Author: by Norbert Wiener
Martino Fine Books
English
234 pages
Master strategic thinking and gain competitive advantage. Have you ever wondered how to make better decisions and solve problems with more ease? Learn Game Theory shares the well-hidden secrets of great decision-makers. Use Logic and Reason to Manage Uncertainty. Life is full of uncertainty.
You don’t know what lies ahead. But you can learn to control the controllable by using logic and reason. With the help of this book, you’ll discover new ways to think about – and solve – problems more efficiently than ever before.
Discover how strategic games model real-life behavior. You would be surprised how many game theory concepts affect your life. Game theory is a management device that helps rational decision-making. Game Theory is a branch of mathematics dedicated to the study of rational, strategic decision-making.
You can apply it in many different fields, from psychology, economics, and politics to military strategy, business, and even retail pricing! It focuses on conflict and cooperation between intelligent, rational players, analyzing how to optimize one’s decisions, taking into account others’ actions.
12. Bandit Algorithms
Author: by Tor Lattimore
Cambridge University Press
English
536 pages
Decision-making in the face of uncertainty is a significant challenge in machine learning, and the multi-armed bandit model is a commonly used framework to address it. This comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the multi-armed bandit problem examines all the major settings, including stochastic, adversarial, and Bayesian frameworks.
A focus on both mathematical intuition and carefully worked proofs makes this an excellent reference for established researchers and a helpful resource for graduate students in computer science, engineering, statistics, applied mathematics and economics. Linear bandits receive special attention as one of the most useful models in applications, while other chapters are dedicated to combinatorial bandits, ranking, non-stationary problems, Thompson sampling and pure exploration.
The book ends with a peek into the world beyond bandits with an introduction to partial monitoring and learning in Markov decision processes.
13. Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Author: by John Von Neumann
English
660 pages
5608789776
This is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based. What began as a modest proposal that a mathematician and an economist write a short paper together blossomed, when Princeton University Press published Theory of Games and Economic Behavior.
In it, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern conceived a groundbreaking mathematical theory of economic and social organization, based on a theory of games of strategy. Not only would this revolutionize economics, but the entirely new field of scientific inquiry it yielded-game theory-has since been widely used to analyze a host of real-world phenomena from arms races to optimal policy choices of presidential candidates, from vaccination policy to major league baseball salary negotiations.
And it is today established throughout both the social sciences and a wide range of other sciences.
14. Model Thinker
Author: by Scott E.
Basic Books
English
464 pages
Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja. From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data.
But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren’t enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational modelsfrom linear regression to random walks and far beyondthat can turn anyone into a genius.
At the core of the book is Page’s “many-model paradigm,” which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs. The Model Thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage.
15. The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy (Dover Books on Mathematics)
Author: by J. D. Williams
0486251012
Dover Publications
English
When J.D.Williams wrote this entertaining, witty introduction for the nonscientist, game theory was still a somewhat mysterious subject familiar to very few scientists beyond those researchers, like himself, working for the military. Now, over thirty years after its original publication as a Rand Corporation research study, his light-hearted though thoroughly effective primer is the recognized classic introduction to an increasingly applicable discipline.
Used by amateurs, professionals, and students throughout the world in the classroom, on the job, and for personal amusement, the book has been through ten printings, and has been translated into at least five languages (including Russian and Japanese). Revised, updated, and available for the first time in an inexpensive paperback edition, The Compleat Strategyst is a highly entertaining text essential for anyone interested in this provocative and engaging area of modern mathematics.
In fully illustrated chapters complete with everyday examples and word problems, Williams offers readers a working understanding of the possible methods for selecting strategies in a variety of situations, simple to complex. With just a basic understanding of arithmetic, anyone can grasp all necessary aspects of two-, three-, four-, and larger strategy games with two or more sets of inimical interests and a limitless array of zero-sum payoffs.
16. Easy Sudoku Puzzle Books For Kids: 150+ Sudoku Puzzles | Ages 7-9 | Large Print
Author: by Kid Wizard Press
B08JVKGQP6
Independently published
English
If you’re looking for a Sudoku book for beginners, here’s the perfect puzzle book for you! Gently introducing children to the wonderful world of Sudoku, these simple challenges are a fun way to help children improve their STEM subjects by developing skills in logic, critical thinking & problem solving.
With over 150 brand new puzzles for beginners, our books are published in large print so that adults can enjoy learning sudoku too. All our puzzle books come with solutions, so you can check if you have completed the puzzle correctly or see where you went wrong!
6X6 & 9×9 PuzzlesIncludes a simple tutorial to get you up and running in minutesSolutions for each puzzle 5 Reasons kids should play Sudoku:Significantly improves memoryPromotes logical thinkingTeaches rational thinking & problem-solvingImproves data memorizing abilityReduces kids’ screen time
