The Numbers Behind Numb3rs: Solving Crime with Mathematics
Keith Devlin
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 NPR's 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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Keith Devlin, Gary LordenPublisher: Plume BooksPublished: 08/28/2007ISBN: 9780452288577Pages: 256Weight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.04h x 5.40w x 0.55d
Book Title
The Numbers Behind Numb3rs: Solving Crime with Mathematics
ISBN
9780452288577
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 NPR's 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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Keith Devlin, Gary Lorden
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/28/2007
ISBN: 9780452288577
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.40w x 0.55d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Keith Devlin, Gary Lorden
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/28/2007
ISBN: 9780452288577
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.40w x 0.55d
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 NPR's 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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Keith Devlin, Gary Lorden
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/28/2007
ISBN: 9780452288577
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.40w x 0.55d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Keith Devlin, Gary Lorden
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/28/2007
ISBN: 9780452288577
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.40w x 0.55d