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2. No Mathematics

verfasst von : Manfred J. Holler, Barbara Klose-Ullmann

Erschienen in: Scissors and Rock

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

A short introduction into the history of game theory shows game theory’s close relationship to mathematics and its roots in “games of conflict and war.” The basic concepts of game theory are discussed making use of the fundamental operations of summing up, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. It is suggested that readers become familiar with concepts such as sets, functions, and vectors. These concepts help to make the message of the text more concise and easier to structure—and thus easier to access. A brief reference to probabilities concludes the chapter by referring to Émile Borel’sinfinite monkey theorem.

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Fußnoten
1
Fekete succeeded the famous mathematicians Edmund Landau and Abraham Fraenkel in heading the Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
 
2
The University of Berlin was founded in 1810. From 1828 to 1946, it was named Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in honor of its royal founder. In 1949, situated in East Berlin and thus in the former German Democratic Republic, its name was altered into Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and was maintained after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Humboldt is a good name when it comes to science.
 
3
See Leonard (2010: 60).
 
4
We have written this section two years ago and cannot recover the references.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
No Mathematics
verfasst von
Manfred J. Holler
Barbara Klose-Ullmann
Copyright-Jahr
2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44823-3_2

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