Numbers rule : the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present
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QA99 .S97 2010
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QA99 .S97 2010
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | QA99 .S97 2010 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Anecdotes
Anecdotes.
Demokratie
Demokratie -- Mathematische Methode.
démocratie -- mathématiques.
Elections -- History
Mathematics -- Anecdotes
Mathematik -- Wahlen.
Mathematik.
Mathematische Methode
Mathématiques -- Anecdotes.
Politik -- Mathematische Methode.
Voting -- History
Wahlen -- Mathematik.
Wahlsystem
Wahlsystem.
élections -- mathématiques.
Anecdotes.
Demokratie
Demokratie -- Mathematische Methode.
démocratie -- mathématiques.
Elections -- History
Mathematics -- Anecdotes
Mathematik -- Wahlen.
Mathematik.
Mathematische Methode
Mathématiques -- Anecdotes.
Politik -- Mathematische Methode.
Voting -- History
Wahlen -- Mathematik.
Wahlsystem
Wahlsystem.
élections -- mathématiques.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The author takes the general reader on a tour of the mathematical puzzles and paradoxes inherent in voting systems, such as the Alabama Paradox, in which an increase in the number of seats in the Congress could actually lead to a reduced number of representatives for a state, and the Condorcet Paradox, which demonstrates that the winner of elections featuring more than two candidates does not necessarily reflect majority preferences. Szpiro takes a roughly chronological approach to the topic, travelling from ancient Greece to the present and, in addition to offering explanations of the various mathematical conundrums of elections and voting, also offers biographical details on the mathematicians and other thinkers who thought about them, including Plato, Pliny the Younger, Pierre Simon Laplace, Thomas Jefferson, John von Neumann, and Kenneth Arrow.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Current Copyright Fee: GBP54.20,0.,Uk
Awards
Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 2010.
Local note
SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Szpiro, G. (2010). Numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Szpiro, George, 1950-. 2010. Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, From Plato to the Present. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Szpiro, George, 1950-. Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, From Plato to the Present Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Szpiro, G. (2010). Numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from plato to the present. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Szpiro, George. Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, From Plato to the Present Princeton University Press, 2010.
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