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Author |
: Haim Shapira |
Publisher |
: Watkins Media Limited |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2017-02-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786780645 |
ISBN-13 |
: 178678064X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gladiators, Pirates and Games of Trust by : Haim Shapira
"One of the best Decision Making and Game Theory books of all time." —Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn founder) and Nassim Nicholas Taleb (author of Black Swan), BookAuthority An accessible, light-hearted exploration of Game Theory—what it is, why it’s important, and how it can help us in our daily lives Game Theory is the mathematical formalization of interactive decision-making—it assumes that each player's goal is to maximize his/her benefit, whatever it may be. Players may be friends, foes, political parties, states, or any entity that behaves interactively, whether collectively or individually. One of the problems with game analysis is the fact that, as a player, it’s very hard to know what would benefit each of the other players. Some of us are not even clear about our own goals or what might actually benefit us. In Gladiators, Pirates, and Games of Trust, Haim Shapira shares humorous anecdotes and insightful examples to explain Game Theory, how it affects our daily lives, and how the different interactions between decision-makers can play out. In this book, you will: • Meet Nobel Laureate John F. Nash and familiarize yourself with Nash equilibrium • Learn the basic ideas of the art of negotiation • Visit the gladiators’ ring and apply for a coaching position • Build an airport and divide inheritance • Issue ultimatums and learn to trust • Review every aspect of the prisoner’s dilemma and learn about the importance of cooperation • Learn how statistics bolster lies • And much more
Author |
: Dixit, Avinash K |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 13 |
Release |
: 2015-01-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393920758 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393920755 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Games of Strategy by : Dixit, Avinash K
A clear, comprehensive introduction to the study of game theory. In the fourth edition, new real-world examples and compelling end-of-chapter exercises engage students with game theory.
Author |
: Eckart Köhne |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 170 |
Release |
: 2000-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0520227980 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780520227989 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gladiators and Caesars by : Eckart Köhne
Describes the events and games held in the amphitheaters, cicuses, and theaters in ancient Rome.
Author |
: Matt Cook |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 369 |
Release |
: 2021-08-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262542296 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262542293 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sleight of Mind by : Matt Cook
This “fun, brain-twisting book . . . will make you think” as it explores more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, philosophy, physics, and the social sciences (Sean Carroll, New York Times–bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden). Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind, Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply into more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the social sciences. As each paradox is discussed and resolved, Cook helps readers discover the meaning of knowledge and the proper formation of concepts—and how reason can dispel the illusion of contradiction. The journey begins with “a most ingenious paradox” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Readers will then travel from Ancient Greece to cutting-edge laboratories, encounter infinity and its different sizes, and discover mathematical impossibilities inherent in elections. They will tackle conundrums in probability, induction, geometry, and game theory; perform “supertasks”; build apparent perpetual motion machines; meet twins living in different millennia; explore the strange quantum world—and much more.
Author |
: Charlotte Mary Yonge |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1913 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015062401636 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Book of Golden Deeds of All Times and All Lands by : Charlotte Mary Yonge
Author |
: Felix Munoz-Garcia |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 362 |
Release |
: 2016-08-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319329635 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319329634 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Strategy and Game Theory by : Felix Munoz-Garcia
This textbook presents worked-out exercises on game theory with detailed step-by-step explanations. While most textbooks on game theory focus on theoretical results, this book focuses on providing practical examples in which students can learn to systematically apply theoretical solution concepts to different fields of economics and business. The text initially presents games that are required in most courses at the undergraduate level and gradually advances to more challenging games appropriate for masters level courses. The first six chapters cover complete-information games, separately analyzing simultaneous-move and sequential-move games, with applications in industrial economics, law, and regulation. Subsequent chapters dedicate special attention to incomplete information games, such as signaling games, cheap talk games, and equilibrium refinements, emphasizing common steps and including graphical illustrations to focus students’ attention on the most relevant payoff comparisons at each point of the analysis. In addition, exercises are ranked according to their difficulty, with a letter (A-C) next to the exercise number. This allows students to pace their studies and instructors to structure their classes accordingly. By providing detailed worked-out examples, this text gives students at various levels the tools they need to apply the tenets of game theory in many fields of business and economics. This text is appropriate for introductory-to-intermediate courses in game theory at the upper undergraduate and master’s level.
Author |
: Steven Saylor |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 608 |
Release |
: 2010-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429964999 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429964995 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Empire by : Steven Saylor
"May Steven Saylor's Roman empire never fall. A modern master of historical fiction, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient world...enthralling!" —USA Today on Roma Continuing the saga begun in his New York Times bestselling novel Roma, Steven Saylor charts the destinies of the aristocratic Pinarius family, from the reign of Augustus to height of Rome's empire. The Pinarii, generation after generation, are witness to greatest empire in the ancient world and of the emperors that ruled it—from the machinations of Tiberius and the madness of Caligula, to the decadence of Nero and the golden age of Trajan and Hadrian and more. Empire is filled with the dramatic, defining moments of the age, including the Great Fire, the persecution of the Christians, and the astounding opening games of the Colosseum. But at the novel's heart are the choices and temptations faced by each generation of the Pinarii. Steven Saylor once again brings the ancient world to vivid life in a novel that tells the story of a city and a people that has endured in the world's imagination like no other.
Author |
: Haim Shapira |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 2017-05-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0369325338 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780369325334 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gladiators, Pirates and Games of Trust by : Haim Shapira
This book provides many humorous anecdotes and insightful examples of how our daily lives are affected by Game Theory. Game Theory is the mathematical formalization of interactive decision-making - it assumes that each player's goal is to maximize his/her benefit, whatever it may be. Players may be friends, foes, political parties, states, or an...
Author |
: E. H. Gombrich |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2014-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300213973 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300213972 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Little History of the World by : E. H. Gombrich
E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.
Author |
: Charles Johnson |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 229 |
Release |
: 2012-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439125038 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439125031 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Middle Passage by : Charles Johnson
A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award-winning masterpiece—"a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind" (The New York Times Book Review)—now with a new introduction from Stanley Crouch. Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans. Desperate to escape the city’s unscrupulous bill collectors and the pawing hands of a schoolteacher hellbent on marrying him, he jumps aboard the Republic, a slave ship en route to collect members of a legendary African tribe, the Allmuseri. Thus begins a voyage of metaphysical horror and human atrocity, a journey which challenges our notions of freedom, fate and how we live together. Peopled with vivid and unforgettable characters, nimble in its interplay of comedy and serious ideas, this dazzling modern classic is a perfect blend of the picaresque tale, historical romance, sea yarn, slave narrative and philosophical allegory. Now with a new introduction from renowned writer and critic Stanley Crouch, this twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Middle Passage celebrates a cornerstone of the American canon and the masterwork of one of its most important writers. "Long after we’d stopped believe in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that" (Chicago Tribune).