Power and Privilege
For this project, called Power and Privilege, we looked at the world seeing who had privileges and what privileges did they have and why. We compared how different people- people of different race, status, sex... etc. are treated differently and have different privileges because of that. Then, we looked at this issue through a mathematical lens and saw how we can assess these situations and solve them using math concepts.
Residential Segregation
In groups of four, we were each assigned an issue dealing with power and privilege to view through the mathematical lens. Our group focused on residential segregation- when people of different races or statuses are separated and grouped together with people the same as them in a particular area. How we viewed and solved this issue mathematically was to look at factors of residential segregation that involve math concepts. For example, we compared the different interest rates people may have and how that affects their credit score which affects how much loans they get which affects how much money they can have to have housing which affects where they live. This humanitarian issues are deeply rooted and intertwined with mathematical concepts. Everything connects together somehow. Then, we also used math concepts as a way to solve the issue of residential segregation. Here, we made the claim that taxes and interests rates should change so that those with less money could still afford to pay for it and not get into the cycle of debt.