Essentials of Game Theory: A Concise Multidisciplinary Introduction (Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)

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Game theory is the mathematical study of interaction among independent, self-interested agents. The audience for game theory has grown dramatically in recent years, and now spans disciplines as diverse as political science, biology, psychology, economics, linguistics, sociology, and computer science, among others. What has been missing is a relatively short introduction to the field covering the common basis that anyone with a professional interest in game theory is likely to require. Such a text would minimize notation, ruthlessly focus on essentials, and yet not sacrifice rigor. This Synthesis Lecture aims to fill this gap by providing a concise and accessible introduction to the field. It covers the main classes of games, their representations, and the main concepts used to analyze them."This introduction is just what a growing multidisciplinary audience needs: it is concise, authoritative, up to date, and clear on the important conceptual issues." --Robert Stalnaker, MIT, Linguistics and Philosophy"I wish I'd had a comprehensive, clear and rigorous introduction to the essentials of game theory in under one hundred pages when I was starting out." --David Parkes, Harvard University, Computer Science"Beside being concise and rigorous, Essentials of Game Theory is also quite comprehensive. It includes the formulations used in most applications in engineering and the social sciences and illustrates the concepts with relevant examples." --Robert Wilson, Stanford University Graduate School of Business"Best short introduction to game theory I have seen! I wish it was available when I started being interested in the field!" --Silvio Micali, MIT, Computer Science"Although written by computer scientists, this book serves as a sophisticated introduction to the main concepts and results of game theory from which other scientists, including social scientists, can greatly benefit. In eighty pages, Essentials of Game T