GAME THEORY: A NONTECHNICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF STRATEGY

by McCain Roger a

Striking an appropriate balance of mathematical and analytical rigor, Strategy and Conflict: A Non-Technical Introduction to Game Theory teaches by example. While Game Theoretic principles are the same across the board, learners typically relate better to examples from their own fields, and McCain provides illustrations everyone can relate to. In addition, the book is organized along the lines of the Karplus Learning Cycle, making it appealing to readers with contrasting learning styles.

Genres: Economics

632 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Eduardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read a couple of nontechnical introductions to game theory and this book is a solid entry. It covers all the basics and also introduces some less common topics (Part V, Advanced Topics). I do feel that the author, perhaps in an effort to keep it nontechnical, provides a number (e.g.: for expected value of a particular example) without giving any information about how that value was derived or without referring to an earlier part of the text where such calculations were shown initially. This can be annoying for a reader that is beginning to study game theory and may want to explore some of the technical details without getting in over their heads.

[TK Keanini · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best text on Game Theory. I think it is more of a reference book and its format is great for a dictionary of terms. The book is large and if it were smaller, it would be a great pocket field guide for game theory.

[Steven Vandenburg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author does a good job of explaining some fundamental game theory principles and expanding on concepts via examples spanning: Business, War, Marketing, and Sports. A quick read (<225 pages) considering it introduces you to a different way to analyse almost any situation.

[Nikolas Albertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read for those wanting to learn game theory and strategical analysis without extensive mathematical and economical backgrounds. The author covers complicated topics in a rudimentary style, requiring at most, algebra knowledge.

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[Sawyer]

This book presents game theory in an easy-to-read format. The clarity with which the information is presented makes this book very easy to understand and comprehend.

[Shazan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The exact book you need if you want to learn game theory within 1 week. Very interesting read. Helped me lot in my literature review on Game Theory and Computer Networks

[Anup Bhise · Rating 3 out of 5]

it is useful for game theory