Dirk Brockmann
Dirk Brockmann — (1969 – ) Theoretical physicist and associate professor at Northwestern UniversityMore 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.
Lottery
Lottery — a game of chance based on randomly selected numbers matching a purchased ticket More information
Risk/Reward Analysis
Risk/Reward Analysis — a way to analyze the potential return of an investment against the potential risk of losing said investmentMore information
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D.B. Cooper
D.B. Cooper — The alias given to a man who hijacked a Northwest Airlines plane in 1971 and escaped capture by parachuting out of the plane over Oregon.More information
Pursuit Evasion
Pursuit Evasion — any of a number of mathematical problems designed to track something within an environment More information
Longitudinal Socialization Process
Longitudinal Socialization Process — a process used to determine trands over timeMore information
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Ultimatum Game
Ultimatum Game — a experiment in economics to in which two players divide up a sum of moneyMore information
Braille
Braille — an alphabetic system using raised dots allowing a blind individual to read by touch.More information
Man in the Middle Attack
Man in the Middle Attack — an internet attack method where the hacker intercepts "live" data moving fro one computer to another. More information
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Leet
Leet — (leetspeak or 1337) a form of communication using a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. More information