Games of Strategy

by Avinash K. Dixit, David McAdams, David H. Reiley Jr., et al.

Book Overview

The third edition uses resonant, real-world examples to simplify complex theoretical ideas, helping students see the value of strategic thinking in a variety of situations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393931129
• ISBN13: 9780393931129
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 794 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

I am taking a class from one of the authors and I find the book to be well written and easy to understand. The seller was also excellent and I received the book very quickly and in mint condition.

Great book

Pros: * Well written * Plenty of Examples * Exercises are generally well worded and defind Cons: * Explanations can get a bit lengthy (2+ pages)

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.

Excellent Starter

I'm learning game theory on my own and found this book an excellent starter. The book provides a wide range of topics, building from what strategy means in game theory, to the sequential and simultanous play of games, to more specialized areas and applications of the theory.Although it keeps the mathematics rather minimal, you'll need to do your own workings to better understand the text. To get more from this book, you'll need to be involved in the examples the book provides... breezing through may not help you understand the theory better.While I do read other books on game theory, I find myself going back to Games of Strategy to review the basics and the examples. The example on the tennis game has provided me some starting ideas on the issues I've to face in some research areas I'm working on.

Excellent Textbook

I used this book when teaching an undergraduate course in game theory at Smith College. The course had a one semester calculus prerequisite and no econ prerequisites. The book is fantastic. It makes material very accessiable to students. It provides very interesting examples.