The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics
by Plume

	The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics
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Book Description

<B>The companion to the hit CBS crime series <I>Numb3rs</I> presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime</B>

Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series <I>Numb3rs</I> as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as “the Math Guy” on NPR’s <I>Weekend Edition with Scott Simon</I>) and Gary Lorden (the principal math advisor to <I>Numb3rs</I>) 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.

Reader Reviews

I started watching Numb3rs after reading this book. Actually the book helped appreciating the show since the show itself does not clarify many of the techniques they use and most of the time we just have to trust the show. In that sense this book acts as a companion book to the show itself. But it does more than that. The chapter on network analysis was particularly interesting and the discussion on misplaced degrees of separation a good one. The authors make a very readable text even for non-mathematicians.But authors try to cover too many sub fields of applied mathematics in this small book. The depth of the book suffers because these ambitions selections.