Jeff Suzuki: 2 books
Patently Mathematical
Picking Partners, Passwords, and Careers by the Numbers
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
How do dating sites match compatible partners? What do cell phones and sea coasts have in common? And why do computer scientists keep ant colonies? Jeff Suzuki answers these questions and more in Patently Mathematical, which explores the mathematics behind some of the key inventions that have changed...
Constitutional Calculus
The Math of Justice and the Myth of Common Sense
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
How should we count the population of the United States? What would happen if we replaced the electoral college with a direct popular vote? What are the consequences of allowing unlimited partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts? Can six-person juries yield verdicts consistent with the needs...