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Solving Crime with Mathematics

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An edition of The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS (2007)

The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS

Solving Crime with Mathematics

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The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crimeUsing 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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Plume published by Penguin, Plume
Language
English
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243

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Subjects
Mathematics, Nonfiction, True Crime, Mathematical statistics, Data processing, Criminal investigation

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Table of Contents

The hero is a mathematician?
Finding the hot zone : criminal geographic profiling
Fighting crime with statistics
Data mining : finding meaningful patterns in masses of information
When does the writing first appear on the wall? changepoint detection
Image enhancement and reconstruction
Predicting the future : Bayesian inference
DNA profiling
Secrets
making and breaking codes
How reliable is the evidence? doubts about fingerprints
Connecting the dots : the math of networks
The prisoner's dilemma, risk analysis, and counter-terrorism
Mathematics in the courtroom
Crime in the casino : using math to beat the system.

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Other Titles
Numbers behind numbers

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363.2501/5195
Library of Congress
HV8073.5 .D485 2007, HV8073.5.D485 2007

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p. cm.
Number of pages
243

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OL17913580M
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numbersbehindnum00devl
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2007018115
OCLC/WorldCat
124031891
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3804303
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914664

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