The Fifty-Nine Story Crisis
The Fifty-Nine Story Crisis — an actual case of structural compromise in a New York skyscraper. (May 1995)More information
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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.
Occam’s Razor
Occam’s Razor — A theory of philosophy stating the simplest explanation for an event is preferred over a more complex one.More information
Spanish Flu
Spanish Flu — a pandemic flu in 1918 and 1919 that is estimated to have killed more than 20 million people world-wide.More information
SIR Model
SIR Model — an epidemiological model that computes the theoretical number of people infected with a contagious illness in a closed population over time.
Patient Zero
Patient Zero — the central or initial patient in the population sample of an epidemiological investigation.
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle — An aspect of quantum mechanics that states an object cannot be observed without changing what is being observed. More information
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P vs NP
P vs. NP — A so far unanswered computer science problem where as it’s easy to use a computer to check the solution to a problem but impossible to formulate the program for the computer to do so. (Thanks Dr. Mac for the definition) More information
Geographic Profiling
Geographic Profiling — Geographic profiling can be applied to any circumstance where an unidentified person is known to have carried out activity at a series of geographic points. More information
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Linear Discriminant Analysis
Linear Discriminant Analysis — used for two-class classification where observation is known and needs to verify a random variable. Also known as Fisher’s linear discriminant.More information
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