NUMB3RS has opened the eyes of many people to the ways math and/or
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 sometimes articles written by mathematicians and
scientists explaining the concepts used in episodes.
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4d Mapping -- creating a three dimensional movement map as a base and adding in a fourth variant in time
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Acoustics -- the study of sound, ultrasound and/or infrasound waves
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Activation Synthesis Theory |
Activation Synthesis Theory -- a theory by Allen Hobson and Robert McCarley describing dreams as the random firing of neurons in the brain.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 October 2006 )
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Advanced Conditional Probability Distribution |
Advanced Conditional Probability Distribution -- or "squish-squash" More information |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 October 2008 )
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Affinity Analysis -- a data analysis method looking for relationships among individuals or within groups.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 May 2008 )
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Aggregation Model -- need definition
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 19 October 2008 )
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AMANDA -- Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array a high energy nutrino detection system used to identify extra solar neutrino sources
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Angel Problem -- a problem in game theory proposed by John Conway. The problem plays out on a infinite chessboard and tries to answer the question of how strong (how many squares the angel can move) the angel must be to defeat/escape from an ever increasing number of devils on the board.
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Anti-Counterfeiting Measures |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 October 2006 )
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Aperture Illusion -- a visual illusion caused by the way the human brain perceives motion.
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Applied Mathematics -- mathematics used in assorted disciplines including but not limited to: chemistry, physics and sociology
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 December 2006 )
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