Game theory : (Record no. 91788)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 240206b2022 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781785788321 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.2 CLE-B |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Clegg, Brain |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Game theory : |
| Remainder of title | understanding the mathematics of life / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Brain Clegg |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Icon Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 161p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Brian Clegg was always fascinated by Isaac Asimov's classic Foundation series of books, in which the future is predicted using sophisticated mathematical modelling of human psychology and behaviour.<br/><br/>Only much later did he realise that Asimov's 'psychohistory' had a real-world equivalent: game theory.<br/><br/>Originating in the study of probabilistic gambling games that depend on a random source - the throw of a dice or the toss of a coin - game theory soon came to be applied to human interactions: essentially, what was the best strategy to win, whatever you were doing? Its mathematical techniques have been applied, with varying degrees of wisdom, to fields such as economics, evolution, and questions such as how to win a nuclear war.<br/><br/>Clegg delves into game theory's colourful history and significant findings, and shows what we can all learn from this oft-misunderstood field of study. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biomathematics |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 510 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 06/02/2024 | 1 | 510.2 CLE-B | 48246 | 09/10/2024 | 12/04/2024 | 12/04/2024 | 06/02/2024 | Books |
