I had this in a “math for the English and theatre majors” class called Modern Math. It never used anything much more complicated than basic “solve for X” algebra, but it had useful lessons like fair ways to divide up an estate, or how to plan a more efficient route across multiple destinations.
They also taught us why, mathematically, first past the post is just about the worst possible version of democracy, and why any of the several other options are objectively better.
I had this in a “math for the English and theatre majors” class called Modern Math. It never used anything much more complicated than basic “solve for X” algebra, but it had useful lessons like fair ways to divide up an estate, or how to plan a more efficient route across multiple destinations.
They also taught us why, mathematically, first past the post is just about the worst possible version of democracy, and why any of the several other options are objectively better.