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The Numbers Behind Numb3rs: Solving Crime with Mathematics
by Keith Devlin and Gary Lorden

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The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime

Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series Numb3rs as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as the Math Guy on NPRs Weekend Edition with Scott Simon) and Gary Lorden (the principal math advisor to Numb3rs) explain real-life mathematical techniques used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to catch and convict criminals. From forensics to counterterrorism, the Riemann hypothesis to image enhancement, solving murders to beating casinos, Devlin and Lorden present compelling cases that illustrate how advanced mathematics can be used in state-of-the-art criminal investigations.

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"Numb3rs looks like a winn3r."

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Synopsis:

The companion to the hit CBS crime series "Numb3rs" presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime.
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About the Author

KEITH DEVLIN is a regular contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition. He is the executive director of Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information and a consulting professor of mathematics at Stanford.

GARY LORDEN is the main mathematics consultant for the CBS TV show Numb3rs and a professor of mathematics at CalTech in Pasadena, California.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780452288577
Subtitle:
Solving Crime with Mathematics
Author:
Keith Devlin and Gary Lorden
Author:
Devlin, Keith
Author:
Devlin, Keith J.
Author:
Lorden, Gary
Publisher:
Plume Books
Subject:
Applied
Subject:
Mathematical statistics
Subject:
Television - History & Criticism
Subject:
Criminal investigation
Subject:
General
Copyright:
2007
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
243
Dimensions:
7.94x5.54x.60 in. .48 lbs.
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