Probability, Decisions and Games
Abel Rodr, iacute, guez, Bruno MendesIntroduces the fundamentals of probability, statistics, decision theory, and game theory, and features interesting examples of games of chance to illustrate the presented mathematical concepts
Ranging from simple games to strategic games, Probability, Decisions and Games features a variety of gaming and gambling examples to build a better understanding of quantitative reasoning. The authors establish fundamental concepts before moving on to more strategic games that illustrate how multiple concepts fit together. Organized into thirteen chapters, this book presents equal coverage on the general mathematical analysis concepts found in a wide variety of games as well as the specific theories and problems associated with well-known casino games. The authors cover zero-sum games, non-zero-sum games, and sequential games in order to introduce ideas such as mathematical expectation and variance, bias, combinatorial calculus, conditional probability and Bayes...