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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.
What Ralph Nader's spoiler role in the 2000 presidential election
tells us about the American political system. Why Montana went to
court to switch the 1990 apportionment to Dean's method. How the US
tried to use game theory to win the Cold War, and why it didn't
work. When students realize that mathematical thinking can address
these sorts of pressing concerns of the political world it
naturally sparks their interest in the underlying mathematics. A
Mathematical Look at Politics is designed as an alternative to the
usual mathematics texts for students in quantitative reasoning
courses. It applies the power of mathematical thinking to problems
in politics and public policy. Concepts are precisely defined.
Hypotheses are laid out. Propositions, lemmas, theorems, and
corollaries are stated and proved. Counterexamples are offered to
refute conjectures. Students are expected not only to make
computations but also to state results, prove them, and draw
conclusions about specific examples. Tying the liberal arts
classroom to real-world mathematical applications, this text is
more deeply engaging than a traditional general education book that
surveys the mathematical landscape. It aims to instill a fondness
for mathematics in a population not always convinced that
mathematics is relevant to them.
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.
This early work Arthur Robinson Wright was originally published in
the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand
new introductory biography. Arthur Robinson Wright was born in the
United Kingdom in 1863. In 1885 he began his career as a civil
servant, working in the Patent Office. Wright enjoyed a long and
successful career here, being promoted to Assistant-Comptroller of
Patents in 1922 and finally retiring from the service in 1927.
Aside from his official work as a civil servant, Wright was a
voracious reader of folklore, and also wrote widely on the subject.
Wright also amassed a huge personal library of books and newspaper
cuttings during his lifetime. His collection of over five thousand
books was donated to the Folklore Society after his death.
The authorised biography of Arthur NR Robinson, former Prime
Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago, and Founding Father
of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Northern Kentucky University Law
LibraryCTRG98-B2617Includes index.London: Stevens & Sons, 1908.
lvi, 543 p.: forms; 25 cm
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