LEADER 02877oam 2200493I 450 001 9910151705603321 005 20230124193924.0 010 $a1-4987-9890-X 010 $a1-315-36667-3 010 $a1-4987-9888-8 024 7 $a10.1201/9781315366678 035 $a(CKB)3710000000952486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4745605 035 $a(OCoLC)966405219 035 $a(BIP)67580014 035 $a(BIP)55597312 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000952486 100 $a20180706h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe mathematics of politics /$fE. Arthur Robinson, Jr., George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA; Daniel H. Ullman, George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aBoca Raton :$cCRC Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (478 pages) $cillustrations 300 $a"A Chapman & Hall book." 311 08$a1-4987-9886-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aI. Voting -- II. Apportionment -- III. Conflict -- IV. The electoral college. 330 $aIt 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. 606 $aPolitical science$xMathematical models 615 0$aPolitical science$xMathematical models. 676 $a320.01/513 700 $aRobinson$b E. Arthur$f1955-,$01241531 702 $aUllman$b Daniel 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151705603321 996 $aThe mathematics of politics$92880083 997 $aUNINA