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  • Chance, Strategy, and Choice

    An Introduction to the Mathematics of Games and Elections

    by Samuel Bruce Smith ...
    Series series Cambridge Mathematical Textbooks
    Games and elections are fundamental activities in society with applications in economics, political science, and sociology. These topics offer familiar, current, and lively subjects for a course in mathematics. This classroom-tested textbook, primarily intended for a general education course in game theory at the freshman or sophomore level, provides an elementary treatment of games and elections. ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • The Improbability Principle

    Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

    by David J. Hand ...
    "Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." —Jennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book ReviewA Success Magazine Best Book of the YearIn The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anythi... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman

    Mathematics at the Limits of Computation

    by William J. Cook ...
    The story of one of the greatest unsolved problems in mathematicsWhat is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin? It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied mathematics—and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • A Gentle Introduction to Optimization

    by B. Guenin, J. Könemann, L. Tunçel ...
    Optimization is an essential technique for solving problems in areas as diverse as accounting, computer science and engineering. Assuming only basic linear algebra and with a clear focus on the fundamental concepts, this textbook is the perfect starting point for first- and second-year undergraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds and with varying levels of ability. Modern, real-world ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • Game Theory

    The art of thinking strategically

    by 50minutes ...
    Series Book 11 - Management & Marketing
    The art of thinking strategicallyThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing game theory, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Quickly master the concept of strategic behavior and interactive decisions• Anticipate the actions of your opponents to react accordingly and maximize gains• Find the key to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Financial Enterprise Risk Management

    by Paul Sweeting ...
    Series series International Series on Actuarial Science
    Financial Enterprise Risk Management provides all the tools needed to build and maintain a comprehensive ERM framework. As well as outlining the construction of such frameworks, it discusses the internal and external contexts within which risk management must be carried out. It also covers a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques that can be used to identify, model and measure risks, and ... Read more

    $119.79 USD

  • Introducing Game Theory

    A Graphic Guide

    by Ivan Pastine, Tuvana Pastine ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    When should you adopt an aggressive business strategy? How do we make decisions when we don't have all the information? What makes international environmental cooperation possible?Game theory is the study of how we make a decision when the outcome of our moves depends on the decisions of someone else. Economists Ivan and Tuvana Pastine explain why, in these situations, we sometimes cooperate, ... Read more

    $6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rethinking Housing Bubbles

    The Role of Household and Bank Balance Sheets in Modeling Economic Cycles

    by Steven D. Gjerstad, Vernon L. Smith ...
    In this highly original piece of work, Steven D. Gjerstad and Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith analyze the role of housing and its associated mortgage financing as a key element of economic cycles. The authors combine data from both laboratory and real markets to provide insight into the bubble propensity of real-world economic actors and use novel historical analysis on the Great Recession, the ... Read more

    $70.59 USD

  • Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium Models

    by Mary E. Burfisher ...
    Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are widely used by governmental organizations and academic institutions to analyze the economy-wide effects of events such as climate change, tax policies and immigration. This book provides a practical, how-to guide to CGE models suitable for use at the undergraduate college level. Its introductory level distinguishes it from other available books and ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • Markov Models: An Introduction to Markov Models

    by Steven Taylor ...
    Markov ModelsThis book will offer you an insight into the Hidden Markov Models as well as the Bayesian Networks. Additionally, by reading this book, you will also learn algorithms such as Markov Chain Sampling.Furthermore, this book will also teach you how Markov Models are very relevant when a decision problem is associated with a risk that continues over time, when the timing of occurrenc... ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Computation and Modelling in Insurance and Finance

    by Erik Bølviken ...
    Series series International Series on Actuarial Science
    Focusing on what actuaries need in practice, this introductory account provides readers with essential tools for handling complex problems and explains how simulation models can be created, used and re-used (with modifications) in related situations. The book begins by outlining the basic tools of modelling and simulation, including a discussion of the Monte Carlo method and its use. Part II deals ... Read more

    $141.89 USD

  • Mechanism Design

    A Linear Programming Approach

    by Rakesh V. Vohra ...
    Series Book 47 - Econometric Society Monographs
    Mechanism design is an analytical framework for thinking clearly and carefully about what exactly a given institution can achieve when the information necessary to make decisions is dispersed and privately held. This analysis provides an account of the underlying mathematics of mechanism design based on linear programming. Three advantages characterize the approach. The first is simplicity: ... Read more

    $33.69 USD