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- catalog abstract ""Meyerson shows how the principle of probability played an important role in the seemingly contradictory decisions in the criminal and civil trials of O.J. Simpson. He also makes a convincing case for the mathematical virtues of the electoral college, despite the drama of the presidential election of 2000, uses game theory to explain the constantly shifting balance of power among the three branches of our federal government, relates the concept of infinity to the ongoing heated debate over abortion, and uses topology and chaos theory to explain why our Constitution has managed thus far to survive the turmoil of social and political change in America." "Meyerson also shows us how math, properly understood, is not about reducing life to numbers and black-and-white solutions, but instead offers a mind-expanding perspective on the complexities of our world."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12445354.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Meyerson also shows us how math, properly understood, is not about reducing life to numbers and black-and-white solutions, but instead offers a mind-expanding perspective on the complexities of our world."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""Meyerson shows how the principle of probability played an important role in the seemingly contradictory decisions in the criminal and civil trials of O.J. Simpson. He also makes a convincing case for the mathematical virtues of the electoral college, despite the drama of the presidential election of 2000, uses game theory to explain the constantly shifting balance of power among the three branches of our federal government, relates the concept of infinity to the ongoing heated debate over abortion, and uses topology and chaos theory to explain why our Constitution has managed thus far to survive the turmoil of social and political change in America."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-276) and index.".
- catalog description "Logic (healthy and ill) -- Majority rules -- The positive value of consensus -- The first veto -- What does equality equal? -- Game theory and the constitution -- Multidimensional thinking -- Infinity and the constitution -- The incomplete constitution -- Constitutional chaos -- The mathematics of limits -- The limits of mathematics.".
- catalog extent "287 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0393041727".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Norton,".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government.".
- catalog subject "510 21".
- catalog subject "Mathematics Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "QA10.7 .M48 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Logic (healthy and ill) -- Majority rules -- The positive value of consensus -- The first veto -- What does equality equal? -- Game theory and the constitution -- Multidimensional thinking -- Infinity and the constitution -- The incomplete constitution -- Constitutional chaos -- The mathematics of limits -- The limits of mathematics.".
- catalog title "Political numeracy : mathematical perspectives on our chaotic constitution / by Michael I. Meyerson.".
- catalog type "text".