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Ismar Volić
Science Center W414
781-283-3103
Mondays and Thursdays, 2:20pm-3:35pm
Science Center H103
Mondays 10-11am, Thursdays 3:45-4:45pm, Fridays 1-3pm.
The Google group for this class is MATH-123-01-F23. You should check that you have been added to this group. Otherwise 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
Here is an engaging account of the history of mathematics in politics:
Numbers Rule, by G. Szpiro