This text for a graduate or undergraduate course on game theory is designed to be accessible to mathematicians, economists, and other scientists with a basic math background. The book offers a self-contained formal treatment of classic game-theoretic concepts and a review of the mathematical tools necessary to develop them, stressing the relationship between game theory and operations research. Examples of applications in various fields are given. Chapters cover decision theory, strategic games, extensive games, games with incomplete information, and cooperative games. The text includes chapter exercises and an index of solution concepts. Information on the authors is not given. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)