Math and Democracy

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Kimberly A Roth¹  Erika L Ward² 

[1] Juniata College;Boston College

关键词: democracy;    gerrymandering;    apportionment;    ecological inference;    voting;    census;    math in society;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.DRYS5699

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Math and Democracy is a math class containing topics such as voting theory, weighted voting, apportionment, and gerrymandering. It was first designed by Erika Ward for math master’s students, mostly educators, but then adapted separately by both Erika Ward and Kim Roth for a general audience of undergraduates. The course contains materials that can be explored in mathematics classes from those for non-majors through graduate students. As such, it serves students from all majors and allows for discussion of fairness, racial justice, and politics while exploring mathematics that non-major students might not otherwise encounter. This article serves as a guide to resources and activities for teaching similar courses and also as a call to talk about issues of race and justice in the math classroom.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND