Books : Games of Strategy, Second Edition
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by: Avinash K. Dixit, Susan Skeath
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.3
EAN: 9780393924992
ISBN: 0393924998
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 688
Publication Date: 2004-04
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Sales Rank: 9826
Studio: W. W. Norton
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Now available in a Second Edition, Games of Strategy remains the most accessible principles-level text for courses in game theory, addressing a remarkably broad range of concepts in a narrative that is both clear and compelling. Using resonant real-world examples, the authors simplify difficult theoretic ideas, helping students see the value of strategic thinking in a variety of situations. The text has been carefully updated for this Second Edition, including thorough revisions of the sections on sequential- and simultaneous-move games and those on voting and auctioning.
This is an inviting introduction to game theory, offering students an engaging, comprehensive view of the discipline without assuming a prior knowledge of economics or complex mathematics (uses only high school algebra).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - good nontechnical introduction
This textbook is a good nontechnical introduction. To understand the intended audience, you need to read the preface of this book. the authors intended this book to be a textbook for freshmen and sophomore who are not in a particular discipline yet. Therefore, (1) the book is intended for that level, and (2) it takes a non-disciplinary approach, in the sense that it is not written for economics, or political science or business majors per se. Instead it is written for all of them, but in a more general ... Read More
Rating:  - Too light on detail
Usually, attending class is required to find out what the professor is going to focus on in the book. Using this book, attending class was required because the book is so shallow, the lecture actually goes into more depth then the book.
This is a very introductory text book, and at times can be frustrating trying to go the next step that is needed for comprehension of a concept. If you are looking for an introduction to Game Theory concepts and examples of the introductory games, this is ... Read More
Rating:  - Great book
Pros:
* Well written
* Plenty of Examples
* Exercises are generally well worded and defind
Cons:
* Explanations can get a bit lengthy (2+ pages)
Rating:  - bad book.....
The author is a fine economist, but he's written a lousy textbook. The only positive is that it's easy (indeed, almost to the point of being simplistic) so the uninitiated can learn from it rather readily. But it takes away any positive it provides by being rather nonstandard in its terminology and notations. Plus, I doubt anyone taking a college-level game theory class would be so untrained so as to need this sort of babying. Finally, the contents don't justify the sky-high price.
If you ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent introduction to game theory
This is a fantastic introduction to game theory. I'm in a graduate-level game theory course with a much more confusing textbook, and this one has enabled me to learn the concepts more clearly. Once I study the text and examples in Dixit & Skeath, I'm comfortable moving on to the harder problems in my other text. I definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in learning game theory -- you'll even get a few good laughs out of some of the examples and the authors' jokes.
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