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The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics
The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS Solving Crime with Mathematics
Author: Keith Devlin, Gary Lorden
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)...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780452288577
ISBN-10: 0452288576
Publication Date: 8/28/2007
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
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This book was not what I was expecting. I thought it would cover different cases that were solved using some type of mathematical formulas, but instead the book actually explains the formulas and how to apply them. This book is very technical, with a lot of complex mathematical formulas and theories explained in detail. If you enjoy doing mathematical equations, you will enjoy this book.


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