NC State Hosts Lecture on “Doing the Math” of Elections
What:North Carolina State University will host a lecture, titled “Chaotic Elections! A Mathematician Looks at Voting,” by Dr. Donald Saari, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the University of California-Irvine and a widely cited expert on voting methods.
Saari will examine whether U.S. voting processes really reflect the will of the people, and how a different process might do a better job.
Who:Sponsored by NC State’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences as part of its annual Scope Academy, a weekend featuring public mini-lectures from distinguished NC State faculty on the ways that math and science impact the world around us.
When:Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at 4 p.m.
Where:Withers Hall, located on Lampe Drive on the NC State campus (Scope Academy mini-lectures begin at 1:30 p.m. in Riddick Hall).
Cost:Saari’s lecture is free and open to the public. Other Scope Academy lectures require a registration fee of $10.
Contact:For more information or to register for any of the other lectures, visit www.pams.ncsu.edu/weekend or call 919/515-3462.
