Mathematics and politics: strategy, voting, power, and proof
Taylor, A.
Pacelli, A.M.
This book teaches humanities majors the accessibility and beauty of discrete and deductive mathematics. It assumes no prior knowledge of either college-level mathematics or political science, and could be offered at the freshman or sophomore level. The book devotes one chapter each to a model of escalation, game-theoretic models of international conflict, political power, and social choice. The book contains exercises throughout. Review of the first edition: ‘This book is well written and has much math of interest. While it is pitched at anon-math audience there is material here that will be new and interesting to the readers...’ Sigact News Two new chapters on ‘Fairness’ and ‘More Fairness’have been added Examples and exercises have been updated and enhanced throughout INDICE: Preface.- Social Choice.- Yes-No Voting.- Political Power.- Conflict.- Fairness.- Escalation.- More Social Choice.- More Yes-No Voting.- More Political Power.- More Conflict.- More Fairness.- More Escalation.- Attributions.- References.- Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-77643-9
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 375
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés