NOVA: Can Math Help Detect Gerrymandering?

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gerrymandering geometry voting district population density maps electoral maps political maps packing cracking curvature moon duchin political boundaries electoral constituency constituency maps congressional districts Elbridge Gerry redistricting applied mathematics geometric modeling NOVA
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Mathematics
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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NOVA: Can Math Help Detect Gerrymandering?

Learn about gerrymandering—the manipulation of district boundaries for political advantage—and see how geometry can be used to detect and help solve the problem in this video from NOVA. Use this resource to see how math can be used in a real-world situation and to stimulate thinking about models of population density.
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PBS Learning Media

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