In this clip, Charlie explains and illustrates how he can use the fictional 'squish squash' algorithm to isolate the radar signal of the plane he's looking for from the other radar signals.
In this scene, Charlie and Don realize that their mathematical model is wrong because they were focusing on the wrong factor (the home) as opposed to the right one (the criminal's workplace).
In this scene, Charlie explains how he checked the equations he's using to catch the killer by going backwards from his results and making sure he gets the same answer. Because he doesn't, he realizes that either one of his expressions or the data he was given is wrong.