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Let me begin by saying that, in response to the question Why is 9/09/09 so special?, my response is simple: it’s not. In fact, I would argue that 09/08/09 is much more interesting. This claim has nothing to do with numerology, and everything to do with President Obama’s speech to the youth of America on the . . . → Read More: Make Money Money, Make Money Money Money! (and Learn Math, too) As promised, in this thrilling final installment to the relationship between math and voting (the first two parts can be found here and here), we will look at what many people see as the holy grail of voting systems: Range voting. The concept of range voting is simple. Given a set of candidates, in a range . . . → Read More: Math Gets Around: Politics, Part 3 As you may recall, I have already discussed certain perils associated with different voting systems. However, given all the commotion this election is causing, I thought it may be worthwhile to discuss voting in a bit more detail. There is plenty of information online regarding the relationship between math and voting, for those with interest enough to . . . → Read More: Math Gets Around: Politics, Part 2 Many students often ask their teachers, “Why do I have to learn this boring mathematics? Nobody uses mathematics anyhow.” This new feature, entitled Math Gets Around, will attempt to show you that in fact, mathematics will pop up even in the least likely of places. So learn those multiplication tables, chief. Today, we see how mathematics has . . . → Read More: Math Gets Around: Politics |
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