Introduction to Cryptography 3959 / 9145 (Winter 2011/2012)
Tue 9:00-10:30 & Fri 10:00-11:30, MC 108
Course Outline
The course outline can be found here.
Textbooks
- N. Koblitz, A course in number theory and cryptography, 2nd ed., Springer 1994
- W. Trappe, L. C. Washington, Introduction to cryptography with coding theory, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall 2006
- R. A. Mollin, An introduction to cryptography, Chapman & Hall 2001
The first two books are on course reserve (Math 3959B) at the Taylor library.
You can borrow them for one day.
Koblitz' rant about
"the uneasy relationship between mathematics and cryptography"
and the reactions to it are worth reading.
Homework
Sheet 1,
Sheet 2,
Sheet 3,
Sheet 4,
Sheet 5,
Sheet 6,
Sheet 7,
Sheet 8
Final exam
Mon, Apr 23, 9am-noon, MC 108
Matthias Franz,
2012-04-05