Voting, Power, and Apportionment (IIMATH-315)

An interdisciplinary introduction to the mathematical tools used in Political Science. Topics include positional voting methods, desirable properties of positional voting methods, Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, weighted voting systems, mathematical measurements of power, apportionment methods from mathematical and historical points of view, and the Balinski-Young Impossibility Theorem. Prerequisites: 24 credits in ISP including ITW 101 and IQL 101. Spring.