I didn't realize we were actually supposed to learn something by watching Numb3rs. Even though I never understood the complicated math used to solve crime on the show (just one reason why I stopped watching it), CBS says it has inspired kids to get interested in math. Two of the show's producers are touting a new mathematics education program called We All Use Math Every Day, which is a line from the opening credits of Numb3rs. The educational program was created for grades 7-12 by Texas Instruments and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Lessons and activities are based on each episode and are posted on the official Numb3rs website.Coming soon to a school near you: Numb3rs
I didn't realize we were actually supposed to learn something by watching Numb3rs. Even though I never understood the complicated math used to solve crime on the show (just one reason why I stopped watching it), CBS says it has inspired kids to get interested in math. Two of the show's producers are touting a new mathematics education program called We All Use Math Every Day, which is a line from the opening credits of Numb3rs. The educational program was created for grades 7-12 by Texas Instruments and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Lessons and activities are based on each episode and are posted on the official Numb3rs website.
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11-03-2005 @ 9:26PM
Duane said...
I liked some of the very first episodes of the first season where they were trying to portray the math genius as some of tormented loner who, when panicked, locked himself in a room with every wall covered in whiteboards to work on unsolvable problems. "Realize that I can't always choose the problem I work on - I have to follow what is in my head" was a great line that many hackers would immediately understand.
This season, though, it is almost entirely about the relationships -- him getting a girlfriend, and both of the male leads working on their relationship with their dad.
The math is now a side note. They throw in some reference in the beginning that is basically a token reason to have the Charlie character around. It's not like it carries the whole show anymore.
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11-04-2005 @ 11:15AM
Evadne said...
Aside from Rob Morrow's tendency to e-nun-ci-ate everything he says (and I do like Rob Morrow, but sometimes it sounds like he's spitting out his lines), that "we all use math everyday" line is the most irritating thing about that show--I get it: math is cool. Why do we need a Numb3rs-inspired campaign for math when we could just watch MathNet?
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11-04-2005 @ 4:22PM
SamMalone said...
Maybe the sequel could be "We all use Sp3lling everyday".
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11-04-2005 @ 2:39PM
Evadne said...
SamMalone, you just made me spit my coffee all over my desk.
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