Mathematics of Elections and Decisions

Dates: June 12 - June 18, 2005
(Sunday evening through Saturday afternoon)

Module Development Topics

Geometry of Power Indices
Karrolyne Fogel, California Lutheran University
Kay Somers, Moravian College
Angela Spalsbury, Youngstown State University
Jennifer Wilson, Eugene Lang College

Intro to voting methods in 3 movements
Eliana Antoniou, William Paterson University of New Jersey
Brad Chin, West Valley College
Andrew J. Felt, Univesity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Jose H. Giraldo, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Miyeon Kwon, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Kathleen Offenholley, Brookdale Community College
Irfan Ul-haq, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Robert W. Vallin, Slippery Rock University

First Year Experience in Mathematics and Political Choice
Stephen Kennedy, Carleton College
Kathryn Nyman, Loyola University Chicago
Steven Morics, University of the Redlands
Matthew Haines, Augsburg College
Brittany Shelton, Montclair State University

Linear Algebra and Elections
James Hamblin, Shippensburg University
Teresa Magnus, Rivier College
Mike Daven, Mount Saint Mary College
Atif Abueida, University of Dayton

When Voter Preferences are Partially Ordered
Peter Coughlin, University of Maryland
Eric Gottlieb, Rhodes College
Japheth Wood, Chatham College
Michael Ackerman, Bellarmine University
Sul-young Choi, LeMoyne College

Voting Projects for Linear Algebra
Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College
Janet Stonick, SUNY Orange

Phylogenic Concensus using Genetic Algorithms
Michael Gargano, Pace University