Numbers

[Guernica4000]

For you math geniuses:

I was wondering if the show "Numbers" is legit when it comes to the math and theory?

This one's doing the rounds: From SMP

[Guernica4000]

Thanks!

This is the link you sent me

"Numb3rs (2005)
A CBS TV series starting its second year, where David Krumholtz plays Charlie Eppes, a "world class" mathematician who helps his brother Don, an FBI agent played by Rob Morrow, solve crimes. There were some nice moments, as when a colleague advises him not to waste his productive years chasing serial criminals, but the math in the premier was pretty lame, mostly the usual equations-on-a-blackboard, but with some clever visualization of a sprinkler. They did work some real mathematical thinking into later episodes but Charlie is a bit too successful predicting the next crime scene from lousy data and way too guilt-ridden when he fails."

Anyone have anything better?

You forgot to quote the second bit:

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I've upped my rating based on another episode, this one about someone getting ready to announce a proof of the Riemann hypothesis when his daughter is kidnapped. Serious math questions were actually woven into the plot. Here is a spoiler in rot13:

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But if you want a more substantial answer, here you go:

http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_02_05.html

(from the Mathematical Association of America, no less)

I found it on the first page of this site.

[Guernica4000]

Thanks! Loved the link and let's just say: Understood
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