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ID | 172 |
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First Name | Mariah |
Last Name | Birgen |
Institution | Wartburg College |
Speaker Category | faculty |
Title of Talk | Decomposing Voters |
Abstract | Recent developments in the mathematics of Social Choice by Don Saari, among others, have added an element of geometry and linear algebra to a field that has been dominated by combinatorics. This talk will introduce the linear algebra behind a three-candidate election, including how symmetries underlie traditional voting paradoxes. |
Subject area(s) | Linear Algebra, Voting Theory |
Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
Day Preference | |
Computer Needed? | Y |
Bringing a laptop? | Y |
Overhead Needed? | N |
Software requests | Power Point |
Special Needs | |
Date Submitted | 3/15/2006 |
Year | 2006 |