Volume Rendering
Volume Rendering — allows a three dimensional object to be viewed in a two dimensional space from any angle.More information
All the math
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.
Maxwell’s Demon
Maxwell’s Demon — A thought experiment conceived by James Maxwell in 1871 to consider the ramifications of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.More information
Viterbi Algorithm
Viterbi Algorithm — devised by Andrew Viterbi in 1967 to correct for bad communication connections, the algorithm looks for likely sequences within hidden states.More information
Simplex Algorithm
Simplex Algorithm — invented by George Danzig in 1947 the algorithm solves for linear programming problemsMore information
Three Man Duel
Three Man Duel — or "truel" an aspect of game theory in which players eliminate other competitors while still surviving themselvesMore information
Cold Boot Attack
Cold Boot Attack — a way to steal encrypted data from a memory source using the few seconds of time the data is still live after the machine is powered off.More information
Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy Assassination — President John F Kennedy, assassinated Nov 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. While the official Warren Commission Report concludes the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, several other theories exist giving blame to a host of other suspects including organized crime, J Edgar Hoover, and Fidel Castro among others.More information
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Simpson’s Paradox
Simpson’s Paradox — Developed from Edward Simpson in 1951 as a way to explain the paradoxical information from statical analysis.More information
Rationality Theorem
Rationality Theorem — Conceived by Graham Allison, the theorem states: There exists no pattern of activity for which an imaginative analyst cannot write a large number of objective functions such that the pattern of activity maximizes each function. (source)
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