| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm + 2 course guidebooks. |
| Series |
Great Courses. Science & Mathematics.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
In two containers with two discs and one booklet in each. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Lecturer: Professor Scott P. Stevens, James Madison University. |
| Contents |
disc 1, lecture 1. The world of game theory ; lecture 2. The nature of the game ; lecture 3. The real life chessboard: sequential games ; lecture 4. Life's little games: the 2x2 classic game ; lecture 5. Guessing right: simultaneous move games ; lecture 6. Practical applications of game theory -- disc 2, lecture 7. A random walk: dealing with chance events ; lecture 8. Pure competition: constant-sum games ; lecture 9. Mixed strategies and nonzero-sum games ; lecture 10. Threats, promises, and commitments ; lecture 11. Credibility, deterrence, and compellence ; lecture 12. Incomplete and imperfect information. |
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disc 3, lecture 13. Whom can you trust? ; lecture 14. Encouraging productivity: incentive schemes ; lecture 15. The persistence of memory: repeated games ; lecture 16. Does this stuff really work? ; lecture 17. The tragedy of the commons ; lecture 18. Games in motion: evolutionary game theory -- disc 4, lecture 19. Game theory and economics: oligopolies ; lecture 20. Voting: determining the will of the people ; lecture 21. Auctions and the winner's curse ; lecture 22. Bargaining and cooperative games ; lecture 23. Game theory and business: co-operation ; lecture 24. All the world's a game. |
| Subject |
Game theory -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Title |
Game theory in life, business, and beyond |
| ISBN |
1598034839 (set) |
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9781598034837 (set) |
| Music No. |
1426 Teaching Company |
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