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Mathematical Methods and Theory in Games, Programming, and Economics: Two Volumes Bound as One
by Samuel Karlin

ISBN: 0486495272
Dover Publications Price: $90.00
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In this single-volume edition of a noted 2-volume text, the author synthesizes the concepts of game theory, programming theory, and the concepts and techniques of mathematical economics into a single systematic theory. Discusses the theory of matrix games; nonlinear programming and mathematical economics. Includes solutions to most of the problems and hints for solving others. 1959 edition.
Unabridged republication of the 1959 edition.


Table of Contents for Mathematical Methods and Theory in Games, Programming, and Economics: Two Volumes Bound as One
I. The Theory of Matrix Games
1. The Definition of a Game and the Min-Max Theorem
2. The Nature of Optimal Strategies for Matrix Games
3. Dimension Relations for Sets of Optimal Strategies
4. Solutions of Some Discrete Games
II. Linear and Nonlinear Programming and Mathematical Economics
5. Linear Programming
6. Computational Methods for Linear Programming and Game Theory
7. Nonlinear Programming
8. Mathematical Methods in the Study of Economic Models
9. Mathematical Methods in the Study of Economic Models (Continued). Appendixes. Bibliography. Index.

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