02877oam 2200493I 450 991015170560332120230124193924.01-4987-9890-X1-315-36667-31-4987-9888-810.1201/9781315366678 (CKB)3710000000952486(MiAaPQ)EBC4745605(OCoLC)966405219(BIP)67580014(BIP)55597312(EXLCZ)99371000000095248620180706h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe mathematics of politics /E. Arthur Robinson, Jr., George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA; Daniel H. Ullman, George Washington University Washington, D.C., USASecond edition.Boca Raton :CRC Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (478 pages) illustrations"A Chapman & Hall book."1-4987-9886-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.I. Voting -- II. Apportionment -- III. Conflict -- IV. The electoral college.It is because mathematics is often misunderstood, it is commonly believed it has nothing to say about politics. The high school experience with mathematics, for so many the lasting impression of the subject, suggests that mathematics is the study of numbers, operations, formulas, and manipulations of symbols. Those believing this is the extent of mathematics might conclude mathematics has no relevance to politics. This book counters this impression. The second edition of this popular book focuses on mathematical reasoning about politics. In the search for ideal ways to make certain kinds of decisions, a lot of wasted effort can be averted if mathematics can determine that finding such an ideal is actually impossible in the first place. In the first three parts of this book, we address the following three political questions: (1) Is there a good way to choose winners of elections? (2) Is there a good way to apportion congressional seats? (3) Is there a good way to make decisions in situations of conflict and uncertainty? In the fourth and final part of this book, we examine the Electoral College system that is used in the United States to select a president. There we bring together ideas that are introduced in each of the three earlier parts of the book.Political scienceMathematical modelsPolitical scienceMathematical models.320.01/513Robinson E. Arthur1955-,1241531Ullman DanielFlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910151705603321The mathematics of politics2880083UNINA