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  • Mathematical Analysis

    A Straightforward Approach

    by K. G. Binmore ...
    For the second edition of this very successful text, Professor Binmore has written two chapters on analysis in vector spaces. The discussion extends to the notion of the derivative of a vector function as a matrix and the use of second derivatives in classifying stationary points. Some necessary concepts from linear algebra are included where appropriate. The first edition contained numerous ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Game Theory

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ken Binmore ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Games are everywhere: Drivers manoeuvring in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. A firm negotiating next year's wage is playing a bargaining game. The opposing candidates in an election are playing a political game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. Game theory is about how to play ... Read more

    $4.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Game Theory

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ken Binmore ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 11 min

    Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the fascinating world of game theory, a groundbreaking field that analyzes how to play games in a rational way. ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Natural Justice

    by Ken Binmore ...
    This book lays out foundations for a "science of morals." Binmore uses game theory as a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. He reinterprets classical social contract ideas within a game-theory framework and generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social philosophy. In contrast to the previous writing in moral philosophy that relied on vague notion such as " societal ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • Rational Decisions

    by Ken Binmore ...
    Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
    It is widely held that Bayesian decision theory is the final word on how a rational person should make decisions. However, Leonard Savage--the inventor of Bayesian decision theory--argued that it would be ridiculous to use his theory outside the kind of small world in which it is always possible to "look before you leap." If taken seriously, this view makes Bayesian decision theory inappropriate ... Read more

    $48.39 CAD

  • Evolution and Rationality

    Decisions, Co-operation and Strategic Behaviour

    Edited by Samir Okasha, Ken Binmore ...
    This volume explores from multiple perspectives the subtle and interesting relationship between the theory of rational choice and Darwinian evolution. In rational choice theory, agents are assumed to make choices that maximize their utility; in evolution, natural selection 'chooses' between phenotypes according to the criterion of fitness maximization. So there is a parallel between utility in ... Read more

    $51.19 CAD

  • Calculus: Concepts and Methods

    by Ken Binmore, Joan Davies ...
    The pebbles used in ancient abacuses gave their name to the calculus, which today is a fundamental tool in business, economics, engineering and the sciences. This introductory book takes readers gently from single to multivariate calculus and simple differential and difference equations. Unusually the book offers a wide range of applications in business and economics, as well as more conventional ... Read more

    $83.19 CAD

  • Natural Justice

    by Ken Binmore ...
    This book lays out foundations for a "science of morals." Binmore uses game theory as a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. He reinterprets classical social contract ideas within a game-theory framework and generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social philosophy. In contrast to the previous writing in moral philosophy that relied on vague notion such as " societal ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • Boyhood Days

    by Mark Binmore ...
    "It's about the excitement at the start of a magical love affair.""It's about being in love, everyone knows apart from the person you're in love with.""It's about a fear of the dark which can be conquered by somebody you love being there.""It's about the end of a possibility, the end of hope.""It's about dreaming.""It's about escape and flying.""It's about winning.""It's about an idealistic gay ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Glorious Summer

    by Mark Binmore ...
    The beautiful summer of 1937.A newspaper advertisement.A small clifftop villa for rent, above a bay and small inlet on the French Riviera. Four women, lost in a world of love, marriage widowhood and regret, come together and all are drawn to the sunshine and shores of the Mediterranean. They clash, bond and blossom in the warmth of the summer, and find their spirits stirring when quite unexpected ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Beautiful Mess

    by Mark Binmore ...
    Beautiful Mess features a kaleidoscope of scenarios and locations, together with a highly diverse cast of characters, from glamorous movie stars to burnt out strippers, somnambulists to drag queens, from a lonely bee-keeper, who said, "I don't meet many people, I'm very busy with the hives, when's my cloud of bees coming home?" to the child growing into an adult, on the day they learned to swim, ... Read more

    $3.67 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Up Against It

    by Mark Binmore, Chris Henson ...
    The official tag.An account of my publicity tour to advertise a book and musical workshop by Chris Henson recorded in words and pictures, as we travelled and promoted.The unofficial tag.'Up Against It' is the book that possibly, finally puts a writer under the microscope following the launch of a book. A creative analysis of promotion, it examines topics such as what it takes for a book to get ... Read more

    $10.68 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus