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02331aam a22003378i 4500 001 B321DE869ABF11EC841DE5674CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220303010028 008 200921s2020 enkd b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020041961 020 $a 1108700020 020 $a 9781108700023 020 $a 1108476252 020 $a 9781108476256 035 $a (OCoLC)1198086257 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d IVV $d LHL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a T57.74 V45 2020 100 1 $a Vella, David C., $d 1954- $e author. 245 10 $a Invitation to linear programming and game theory / $c David C. Vella, Skidmore College, New York. 264 1 $a Cambridge, UK ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a x, 529 pages ; $b illustrations, charts ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Written in a conversational tone, this classroom-tested text introduces the fundamentals of linear programming and game theory, showing readers how to apply serious mathematics to practical real-life questions by modelling linear optimization problems and strategic games. The treatment of linear programming includes two distinct graphical methods. The game theory chapters include a novel proof of the minimax theorem for 2x2 zero-sum games. In addition to zero-sum games, the text presents variable-sum games, ordinal games, and n-player games as the natural result of relaxing or modifying the assumptions of zero-sum games. All concepts and techniques are derived from motivating examples, building in complexity, which encourages students to think creatively and leads them to understand how the mathematics is applied. With no prerequisite besides high school algebra, the text will be useful to motivated high school students and undergraduates studying business, economics, mathematics, and the social sciences"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Linear programming. 650 0 $a Game theory. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Vella, David C., 1954- $t Invitation to linear programming and game theory $b 1. $d New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020. $z 9781108568166 $w (DLC) 2020041962 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220602015720.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B321DE869ABF11EC841DE5674CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search