Mathematics of choice: How to count without counting by Ivan Morton Niven

Mathematics of choice: How to count without counting Ivan Morton Niven ebook
Page: 213
ISBN: 0883856158, 9780883856154
Publisher: Mathematical Assn of America
Format: djvu

For example: Shakespeare wrote fifteen comedies and ten histories. However, the single-choice system does not necessarily guarantee the fairest outcome. The Lunch Counter can count the choices and take the results to the cafeteria manager. In a scenario with more than two competitors, the existence of a Arrow's Theorem provides a mathematical explanation for the apparent inconsistencies intrinsic in rank voting – given a set of ballots, single runoff voting, Concordet counting, Borda counts, and Bucklin voting have the potential to yield distinct outcomes. If option #1 has P alternatives and option #2 has Q alternatives (assuming that the two sets of alternatives have no overlap), then total number of different pairs we can form is P*Q. After all, even the person most allergic to math, most traumatized by math, still remembers how to count! "Of course calories count," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D., a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, "but there are plenty of ways to cut them without a math Ph.D." In fact, some simple lifestyle changes are often more effective for weight loss success than obsessive Instead counting calories - Try joining a club Another, er, plus: The smaller portions train you to recognize proper serving sizes, so you'll make smarter choices when the prepackaged food is out of reach. Even if you're not a “math person,” counting seems like a such a basic skill that it's almost instinctive. As you see, this “counting” is a little more challenging than the kind of “counting” you learned in your salad days. Could you count without having words for numbers?