Calculus in Game and Decision Theory

This sequence explores some concepts in the fields of Game Theory and Decision Theory from the perspective of calculus. The first post is a math-heavy explanation of derivatives, and the second and third post apply knowledge of the first to problems like the Prisoner’s dilemma and Newcomb’s problem.

A Very Math­e­mat­i­cal Ex­pla­na­tion of Derivatives

The Calcu­lus of Nash Equilibria

The Calcu­lus of New­comb’s Problem