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Invitation to linear programming and game theory / David C. Vella, Skidmore College, New York

Publisher	(Cambridge : Cambridge University Press)
Year	2021
Authors	*Vella, David C. 1954- author

Links to the text	Location	Volume	Call No.	Barcode No.	Status	Comments	ISBN	Printed	Restriction	Reserve
Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00189019		Cambridge Core (電子ブック)	9781108568166

Material Type	E-Book
Media type	機械可読データファイル
Size	1 online resource (x, 529 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2021) Written in a conversational tone, this classroom-tested text introduces the fundamentals of linear programming and game theory, showing readers how to apply serious mathematics to practical real-life questions by modelling linear optimization problems and strategic games. The treatment of linear programming includes two distinct graphical methods. The game theory chapters include a novel proof of the minimax theorem for 2x2 zero-sum games. In addition to zero-sum games, the text presents variable-sum games, ordinal games, and n-player games as the natural result of relaxing or modifying the assumptions of zero-sum games. All concepts and techniques are derived from motivating examples, building in complexity, which encourages students to think creatively and leads them to understand how the mathematics is applied. With no prerequisite besides high school algebra, the text will be useful to motivated high school students and undergraduates studying business, economics, mathematics, and the social sciences HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108568166
Subjects	LCSH:Linear programming LCSH:Game theory
Classification	LCC:T57.74 DC23:519.7/2
ID	8000088188
ISBN	9781108568166