COURSE NUMBER: | MATH 399 | ||||||||||||||||
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COURSE TITLE: | Special Topics in Computing Science - 2015/16 Winter - Cryptography | ||||||||||||||||
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: | Dr Amy Feaver | ||||||||||||||||
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: | credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 3) | ||||||||||||||||
COURSE DESCRIPTION: | A course on a topic of figure of special interest to a
member of the mathematics faculty and offered on a non-recurring
basis.
Prerequisites: MATH 200; some topics may have more specific prerequisites 2015/16 Winter This course will provide an overview of cryptography. Topics include: history (including ciphers and rotor machines), cryptographic protocols, one-way functions, randomness, public and private key cryptography, key exchange and RSA. Same as CMPT 399B |
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REQUIRED TEXTS: | Singh, Simon (2000), The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography | ||||||||||||||||
MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: | This course is intended to teach students the basics of
cryptography. At the end of this course students should know and
understand:
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COURSE OUTLINE: | The course is divided into 2 components—3 hours of lectures and a 3-hour laboratory period per week. The lectures will cover the necessary background information and theoretical basis for discussion and assessment. The laboratory component will focus on applying to course materials to programming problems |
Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions
may vary
from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult
the course instructor for up to date details.
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