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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Differential Geometry -- The study of geometry using calculus; used primarily in the study of physics and relativity.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 October 2006 )
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Diffie-Hellman Encryption |
Diffie-Hellman Encryption -- an encryption protocol that allows
two people with no previous knowledge of each other to create a shared
secret to encrypt information.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 November 2006 )
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Dimensional Data Set -- a way to assign values to data in a multi-dimentional space
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Direct Network Flow Problem |
Direct Network Flow Problem -- an application of graph theory to describe movements and find patterns of sources and end points.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 October 2006 )
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Dirk Brockmann -- (1969 - ) Theoretical physicist and associate professor at Northwestern University
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 10 January 2010 )
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DNA -- (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) a nucleic acid that contains the genetic material needed to reproduce life
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 November 2006 )
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Domain Name System -- (or DNS) a system of distributed host names and corresponding IP addresses
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Doppler Effect -- a way to measure the changes in fequency of a wave (sound, light or gravity) and determine how an object is moving in relation to the observer.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 October 2006 )
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Dual-tone Multi-frequency |
Dual-tone Multi-frequency -- (DTMF) a dual tone method of signalling used by modern touch tone tlelphones
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Dynamic Density -- thoery in sociology to define the social interaction within a group
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 January 2007 )
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