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Ismar Volić
Clapp Library 253 (temporary office during Science Center renovation)
781-283-3103
Tuesdays, 9:55-12:35
Science Center L039
Mondays 1:30-2:30; Thursdays 8:45-9:45; Fridays: 9-11; and by appointment.
Shraddha Anand '21
Sundays 4:30-6:30, Brackett Room in Clapp
The Google group for this class is MATH-123Y-01-SP20. You should check that you have been automatically added to this group. If you have not, please add yourself. The group will contain important information. You can also ask questions, have conversations, or arrange study groups through the group. I will be checking the messages posted to it regularly.
The required textbook for this class is
The Mathematics of Politics, by E.A. Robinson and D. Ullman
Some other (not required) good textbooks on the subjects we'll be covering are:
- Mathematics and Politics: Strategy, Voting, Power, and Proof, by A. Taylor and A. Pacelli
- The Mathematics of Voting and Elections: A Hands-on Approach, by J. Hodge and R. Klima
- The Mathematics of Elections and Voting, by W.D. Wallis
- Game Theory and Politics, by S. Brams
- Games of Strategy, by A. Dixit, S. Skeath, and D. Reiley Jr.
Here is a popular account of various problems with voting:
- Gaming the Vote, by W. Poundstone
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