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Introduction to the Theory of Games
by J. C. C. McKinsey

ISBN: 0486428117
Dover Publications Price: $19.95
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One of the classic early monographs on game theory, this comprehensive overview of the mathematical theory of games illustrates applications to situations involving conflicts of interest, including economic, social, political, and military contexts. Appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses; advanced calculus a prerequisite. Includes 51 figures and 8 tables. 1952 edition.
Unabridged republication of the edition published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1952.

Table of Contents for Introduction to the Theory of Games
1. Rectangular Games
2. The Fundamental Theorem for Rectangular Games
3. The Solutions of a Rectangular Game
4. A Method of Approximating the Value of a Game
5. Games in Extensive Form
6. Games in Extensive Form--General Theory
7. Games with Infinitely Many Strategies
8. Distribution Functions
9. Stieltjes Integrals
10. The Fundamental Theorem for Continuous Games
11. Separable Games
12. Games with Convex Payoff Functions
13. Applications to Statistical Inference
14. Linear Programming
15. Zero-sum n-Person Games
16. Solutions of n-Person Games
17. Games Without Zero-sum Restriction: The von Neumann-Morgenstern Theory
18. Some Open Problems
Bibliography. Index.

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