The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime
Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series Numb3rs as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as “the Math Guy” on NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon ) and Gary Lorden (the principal math advisor to Numb3rs ) explain real-life mathematical techniques used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to catch and convict criminals. From forensics to counterterrorism, the Riemann hypothesis to image enhancement, solving murders to beating casinos, Devlin and Lorden present compelling cases that illustrate how advanced mathematics can be used in state-of-the-art criminal investigations.
基思·德夫林（Keith Devlin，1947—）是美国加利福尼亚州莫拉加市圣玛丽学院科学系主任，斯坦福大学语言与信息研究中心高级研究员，美国科学院数学科学教育委员会委员，世界经济论坛成员，美国科学促进会成员，美国全国公共电台数学普及节目主持人。他是22本书的作者，其中包括《数字化的生命》（Life by the Numbers）、《数学：模式的科学》（Mathematics：The Science of Patterns）与《千年难题》（The Millennium Problems）等。
加里·洛登(Gary Lorden)，美国加州理工学院数学系教授。哥伦比亚广播公司电视连续剧《数字追凶》首席数学顾问。
