An Introduction to Voting Theory

Summer 2021 (Penn Summer Prep, Session B), July 20 - 30, 2021.

Class: 1:30-4:00 EST on Zoom
My email: tbraz@math.upenn.edu
Main Reference: The Mathematics of Voting and Elections: A Hands-On Approach, Second Edition, by Jonathan L. Hodge and Richard E. Klima.

Slides:
  1. Intro
  2. Majority Rules
  3. Plurality Voting
  4. Instant Runoff Voting
  5. Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
  6. Approval Voting and Range Voting
  7. Tactical Voting
  8. Voting Rights and Voter Suppression in the United States
  9. Gerrymandering