Finite Mathematics covers mathematical concepts and techniques applicable to business and social sciences, including matrix algebra, linear programming, and probability.
Game theory studies strategic decision-making where the outcome depends on the choices of multiple players. It helps us analyze competition, cooperation, and negotiation.
Players choose strategies to maximize their own benefits. The Nash Equilibrium is a situation where no player can benefit by changing their own strategy if others keep theirs unchanged.
Game theory is used in economics, politics, auctions, and even sports to predict outcomes and design better systems.
Two companies deciding whether to lower prices or keep them the same, knowing their rival might react.
Negotiating a salary, where each side considers what the other might do.
Game theory analyzes how people make choices when others are also making choices.