| Description |
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 116 pages ; 19 cm). |
| Series |
Great courses. Business & Economics. Economics |
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Great courses ; no. 1426
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Great courses (DVD). Business & economics. Economics.
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| Note |
Course no. 1426 |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Twenty-four thirty minute lectures by Dr. Scott P. Stevens, Professor of Computer Information Systems and Management Science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. |
| Credits |
Producer/editor, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Gerry Kasarda. |
| Bibliography |
Course workbook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outline, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography. |
| Summary |
Game theory plays a crucial role in our lives and provides startling insights into all endeavors in which humans cooperate or compete, including biology, computer science, politics, agriculture, and, most importantly, economics. Game theory is used in economics, corporate decision-making, international diplomacy and military strategy, psychology, and evolutionary biology. Game theory is observable in everyday situations like buying a car, or deciding where to go on a Saturday night. A basic working knowledge of game theory is valuable--it is a tool that sorts through information and offers insight into decisions facing players in games, and in life. |
| Contents |
Part 1: Disc 1. Lecture 1. World of game theory ; Lecture 2. Nature of the game ; Lecture 3. Real life chessboard: Sequential games ; Lecture 4. Life's little games: The 2x2 classic games ; Lecture 5. Guessing right, simultaneous move games ; Lecture 6. Practical applications of game theory -- Disc 2. Lecture 7. 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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Part 2: Disc 3. Lecture 13. Whom can you trust? ; Lecture 14. Encouraging productivity: Incentive schemes ; Lecture 15. Persistence of memory: Repeated games ; Lecture 16. Does this stuff really work? ; Lecture 17. 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-opetition ; Lecture 24. All the world's a game. |
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Game theory.
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Differential games.
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Games of chance (Mathematics)
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Games of strategy (Mathematics)
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Noncooperative games (Mathematics)
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Statistical decision.
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Game theory -- Study and teaching.
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Differential games. (OCoLC)fst00893492
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Game theory. (OCoLC)fst00937501
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Games of chance (Mathematics) (OCoLC)fst00937578
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Games of strategy (Mathematics) (OCoLC)fst00937581
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Noncooperative games (Mathematics) (OCoLC)fst01038613
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Statistical decision. (OCoLC)fst01132059
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| Genre/Form |
Educational films.
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lectures. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300026673
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Educational films. (OCoLC)fst01726235
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Lectures. (OCoLC)fst01919935
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Science films. (OCoLC)fst01726237
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Science films.
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Lectures.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Stevens, Scott P., http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015056882 speaker. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/spk
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Rhoades, Zachary, producer.
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Teaching Company.
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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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PB1426A Teaching Company (guidebook) |
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PD1426-01 Teaching Company |
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