The author tries to avoid mathematics and uses a non-technical language, but the result is that many concepts are introduced in a cursory, less than helpful manner. If you're looking for a great and accessible introduction to game theory, keep looking. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of We’d love your help. Binmore seems more interested in showing off and bragging about economics rather than teaching the main ideas of their origins. Onetime Professor of Mathematics at LSE.Professor of Economics at UCL, after holding corresponding positions at LSE and the University of Pennsylvania and Michigan.
After the final exam, our professor asked the class for their opinion of the book; it was nearly unanimous that iBinmore is an intelligent economist, but a poor writer. Presumably the purpose of this book is to quickly educate the layman of the principles of game theory; his book fails to do so. It is a very short introduction to game theory, but it hits the important notes and gives just enough information to whet the whistle and prepare the reader for more complex, detailed books discussing game theory... such as the rest of Ken Binmore's books.While short, it's also to the point and lives up to it's title. The author tried a little bit too hard to squeeze too much into too little pages. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. Start by marking “Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction” as Want to Read: That got me interested in knowing more about this. the big problem i had with the book is that the author is way too defensive about negative perceptions of game theory, and thus wastes a lot of space trying to remedy these misconceptions.
The textbook chapter in Besanko is a far better introduction to this domain. Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction provides insights into the games that are all around us. A different environment with pencil & paper at hand to work out the convoluted examples may have been of benefit.Trusting that the author indeed knows that which he writes upon. The book was barely useful with a professor to guide class and fill in the blanks. However, you get what you pay for, and in a text with little room to waste, Binmore wastes a lot.I am impressed. Onetime Professor of Mathematics at LSE.“Cooperation and conflict are two sides of the same coin, neither of which can be understood properly without taking account of the other.” I can't stand this book I hate it I hate it I hate it I love it I hate it.Trusting that the author indeed knows that which he writes upon. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. also, without math it was hard for me to internalize some of the game theoretical results.Obscure and underwritten for beginners, uninteresting for non-beginners. Would probably have to read again i feel.
The result is an introduction that is undoubtedly full of information but is so fast-paced that reader so far untouched by game theory will have considerable difficulty in grasping all the things that are introduced.Needed to be more basic than it was. Very Short Introductions online This served as the textbook for a 300 level economics course in undergrad. It does have real world applications but still feels like the science of guessing. In the next section, I introduce some of the most
"Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction" provided me with a bit of the history behind the field, and a few bits of jargon and additional concepts, but as to the actual mechanics of game theory, I found my mind mostly glaze and attention wander every time Binmore attempted to explain it. "Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction" provided me with a bit of the history behind the field, and a few bits of jargon and additional concepts, but as to the actual mechanics of game theory, I found my mind mostly glaze and attention wander every time Binmore attempted to explain it. Folks in business, military, or diplomats should understand it.This feels like another science for no reason. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.If you have purchased a print title that contains an access token, please see the token for information about how to register your code.For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our 2.5/5Some really interesting concepts explores (evolutionary biology, auction design) - as I’ve always found with A Very Short Introduction series it is very dense. While the sentences and general structure clear and accessible the diagrams and examples were rather wanting. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. He knows what he is talking about. the big problem i had with the book is that the author is way too defensive about negative perceptions of game theory, and thus wastes a lot of space trying to remedy these misconceptions. Not as challenging as Myerson or von Neumann and Morgenstern. 0199218463 The whole book concludes that our games whether real ones or the metaphorical ones are:very useful introduction from a real contributor in the field, though it is actually pretty long, and bounces off tangents that need a fair bit of care to understand. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the fascinating world of game theory, a ground-breaking field that analyzes how to play games in a rational way.
This Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Game theory is so crucial to understand strategic interaction. You could not be signed in, please check and try again.You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way. Shall disclose that reading was primarily upon the commuter bus. January 1st 2008 Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. However, it was disappointing (I gave up half way) because it kept dropping terms without introduction (e.g., sub-game).This book certainly does more-or-less what it says on the can: you will learn the basics of Game Theory from it.