Self-contained and unified in presentation, this invaluable book provides a broad introduction to the fascinating subject of many-body collective systems with adapting and evolving agents. The coverage includes game theoretic systems, multi-agent systems, and large-scale socio-economic systems of individual optimizing agents. The diversity and scope of such systems have been steadily growing in computer science, economics, social sciences, physics, and biology.Contents:Introduction to Collective SystemsIntroduction to Game Theory and Evolutionary GamesSocial Interactions and Social GamesMicro-Macro DynamicsKnowledge Transaction GamesGains from DiversitySelective Interaction and Reinforcement of PreferenceGive-and-Take in Social InteractionCollective Evolution of Behavioral RulesCollective Evolution of Synchronized Behavioral RulesReadership: Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in computer science and economics, computer scientists, economists, physicists and other scientists keen in complex systems with many participants.