Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 434 g
Reihe: Mathematical World
A Hands-on Approach
Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 434 g
Reihe: Mathematical World
ISBN: 978-0-8218-3798-6
Verlag: American Mathematical Society
Have you ever wondered. why elections often produce results that seem to be displeasing to many of the voters involved? Would you be surprised to learn that a perfectly fair election can produce an outcome that literally nobody likes? When voting, we often think about the candidates or proposals in the election, but we rarely consider the procedures that we use to express our preferences and arrive at a collective decision. The Mathematics of Voting and Elections: A Hands-On Approach will help you discover answers to these and many other questions. Easily accessible to anyone interested in the subject, the book requires virtually no prior mathematical experience beyond basic arithmetic, and includes numerous examples and discussions regarding actual elections from politics and popular culture. It is recommended for researchers and advanced undergraduates interested in all areas of mathematics and is ideal for independent study.
Contents
- What's so good about majority rule?
- Perot, Nader, and other inconveniences
- Back into the ring
- Trouble in democracy
- Explaining the impossible
- One person, one vote?
- Calculating corruption
- The ultimate college experience
- Trouble in direct democracy
- Proportional (mis)representation
- Bibliography
- Index
Zielgruppe
Graduate students and researchers interested in mathematics.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
