NUMB3RS has opened the eyes of many people to the ways math and science can be used to solve crimes. This is a list of all the math and science concepts used in the series with links to on-line sources to find more information or articles written by mathematicians and scientists explaining the concepts used in episodes.
Law of Unintended Consequences — Descibes the concept of something being created for one result actually being used for a different and usually conflicting second result.More information
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Pursuit Curve — The path an object follows when chasing another objectMore information
Kernel Density Estimation — also called a Parzen window; allows for the extrapolation of a small data set to describe a larger data pool.More information
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Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope — A robotic telescope owned by UC Berkley on Mt Hamilton. It’s used exclusively for the search for super novas.More information
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Activation Synthesis Theory — a theory by Allen Hobson and Robert McCarley describing dreams as the random firing of neurons in the brain.More information
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Direct Network Flow Problem — an application of graph theory to describe movements and find patterns of sources and end points.More information
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H5N1 – Avian Flu — a strain of influenza type A endemic in bird populations. More information
Phishing — Fraudulent acquiring of data through electronic means usually email.More information
Self-organized criticality — a property of physics describing the complexities of natural systems More information
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