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This is a blog where a professor from Northeastern University's Math department posts mathematical comments on the television show "Numb3rs". To comment, write to bridger@neu.edu.
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October 30, 2008
If you are reading this blog you undoubtedly respect mathematics and science, and appreciate their usefulness and beauty. Having some knowledge of science and mathematics is so important that they are required subjects in schools just about anywhere in this country, and nearly all political leaders and would-be leaders emphasize this point... continued »
October 25, 2008
Finally, there was some plausible and interesting math in Numb3rs!
The central idea needed in breaking the case was the IDing of the suspect Ryan, AKA George Bailey. There had been no actual photo of him until the FBI snaps a picture of him, at night, on a bus. Unfortunately, the central part of the image is obscured by the reflection of the flash on the bus's window... continued »
October 4, 2008
Hi and welcome back to the blog. The math in last night's episode was rather downplayed, perhaps because we are still digesting Charlie's loss of security clearance. Also, continuing the trend of the past year or so, there is more emphasis on drama and action and less on mathematics... continued »