NUMBERS BEHIND NUMB3RS: SOLVING CRIME WITH MATHEMATICS
by DEVLIN, KEITH, LORDEN, GARY
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0452288576
- ISBN 13
- 9780452288577
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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 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.
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- Wonderful Books by Mail (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133027
- Title
- NUMBERS BEHIND NUMB3RS: SOLVING CRIME WITH MATHEMATICS
- Author
- DEVLIN, KEITH, LORDEN, GARY
- Illustrator
- Drawings,charts, graphs, etc
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition,2p; 1098765432 pt line
- ISBN 10
- 0452288576
- ISBN 13
- 9780452288577
- Publisher
- Plume book
- Date Published
- 2007,September
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Mathmatics, LANGUAGE, ENGLISH, Number Concept, Crime Solving, Police Work, Anatomy medical skin, Tv Program
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