The mathematics of politics / / E. Arthur Robinson, Jr., George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA; Daniel H. Ullman, George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA
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Robinson E. Arthur <1955-, >
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| Titolo: |
The mathematics of politics / / E. Arthur Robinson, Jr., George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA; Daniel H. Ullman, George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA
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| Pubblicazione: | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2017] |
| ©2017 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (478 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 320.01/513 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political science - Mathematical models |
| Persona (resp. second.): | UllmanDaniel |
| Note generali: | "A Chapman & Hall book." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | I. Voting -- II. Apportionment -- III. Conflict -- IV. The electoral college. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The mathematics of politics |
| ISBN: | 1-4987-9890-X |
| 1-315-36667-3 | |
| 1-4987-9888-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910151705603321 |
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