{"product_id":"agents-games-and-evolution-steven-orla-kimbrough-9781439834701","title":"Agents, Games, and Evolution: Strategies at Work and Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eGames, or contexts of strategic interaction, pervade and suffuse our lives and the lives of all organisms. How are we to make sense of and cope with such situations? How should an agent play? When will and when won't cooperation arise and be maintained? Using examples and a careful digestion of the literature, \u003cstrong\u003e Agents, Games, and Evolution: Strategies at Work and Play \u003c\/strong\u003eaddresses these encompassing themes throughout, and is organized into four parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart I\u003c\/em\u003e introduces classical game theory and strategy selection. It compares ideally rational and the \"naturalist\" approach used by this book, which focuses on how actual agents chose their strategies, and the effects of these strategies on model systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart II\u003c\/em\u003e explores a number of basic games, using models in which agents have fixed strategies. This section draws heavily on the substantial literature associated with the relevant application areas in the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart III\u003c\/em\u003e reviews core results and applications of agent-based models in which strategic interaction is present and for which design issues have genuine practical import. This section draws heavily on the substantial literature associated with the application area to hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart IV\u003c\/em\u003e addresses miscellaneous topics in strategic interaction, including lying in negotiations, reasoning by backward induction, and evolutionary models.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModeled after the authors' \u003cem\u003eAgents, Games, and Evolution\u003c\/em\u003e course at the University of Pennsylvania, this book keeps mathematics to a minimum, focusing on computational strategies and useful methods for dealing with a variety of situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Orla Kimbrough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439834709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439834701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 200","brand":"Steven Orla Kimbrough","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136644722943,"sku":"9781439834701","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d451e263-d83e-4b30-ab18-75f92d86a123.jpg?v=1770163916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/agents-games-and-evolution-steven-orla-kimbrough-9781439834701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}