MATH 308 - Non-Statistical Mathematics in the Social Sciences

Units: 3

Themes involving applications of mathematics in the social sciences such as: proportional representation, voting rules and aggregation of individual preferences, spatial models of election competition, power in weighted voting systems, power indices in politics, balance theory and social inequalities, measurement theory, game theory, static models of animal dominance, rumor and information networks. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MATH 404. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed the Lower-Division General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4).

Satisfies GE area: BB