A mathematical look at politics / by E. Arthur Robinson, Jr. and Daniel H. Ullman.

A mathematical look at politics /

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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 tha...

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Main Authors: Robinson, Jr., E. Arthur (Author), Ullman, Daniel H. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor and Francis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Mathematisches Modell.
Political science > Mathematics.
Val (statsvetenskap) > matematiska modeller.
Wahlsystem.
Wahlverfahren.
Online Access: Full text (WIT users only)
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (477 pages) : 59 illustrations
ISBN:9780429066757

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