Cryptography – Mathematics 1580 (CRN: 14784)
Brown University – Fall, 2012
Professor Joe Silverman
| Text |
An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography,
J. Hoffstein, J. Pipher, J.H. Silverman Springer-Verlag, UTM, 2008 NOTE: Be sure to download the Errata Sheet . |
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| Office | Mathematics Department, Kassar House, Room 202 |
| Phone | 863-1124 |
| jhs@math.brown.edu | |
| Web Site | www.math.brown.edu/~jhs/MA0158/MA0158HomePage.html |
| Office Hours |
Wednesday 9:30 - 10:30 am and Friday 1:15 - 2:00 pm and by appointment.
(Or just drop by. I tend to be in on MWF and not on TTh.)
Last day of regular office hours is Wednesday, December 12. Final Exam Review Session: I will run a review and Q&A session on Wednesday, December 19, 1:00-2:00pm. It will be held in Barus-Holley 158. Exam Week Office Hours: During exam period I will have an office hour on Friday, December 21, 11:00am-noon. |
| Course Time | MWF 11:00 - 11:50 AM (D hour) |
| Course Location | CIT 227 |
| Class Meeting Notes | There will be no classes on Monday September 17 and Wednesday September 26 due to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Class will meet during reading period. The last regular class meeting is Wednesday, December 12. Note that the final exam is on December 21, the last day of exam period. If you won't be here for the final exam, then you cannot take this class. |
| Problem Sets |
Note:
The problem sets are challenging. Don't leave them until
the last minute! We will be moving rapidly. In order to learn the
material, it is very important to
DO THE HOMEWORK WHEN IT IS ASSIGNED.
Late homework will NOT be accepted. There are NO exceptions to this rule. |
| Homework on the Web |
The homework assignments include reading assignments, due the next
class, and written assignments, generally due each Monday.
There may also be a few assignments available as HTML and/or downloadable
PDF files.
Click here to go to the Math 1580 Web Homework Page. |
| Math 1580 Web Calculator |
There are various computer packages (e.g. Mathematica, Maple, MatLab)
available at Brown that can be used for
numerical computatations. There
are also free packages available online (e.g.
PARI)
and sites that allow you to do short
computations using free and/or proprietary packages, such as
Magma,
SAGE,
and
KASH.
For those who do not want to use these packages, I have
written a primitive web-based calculator that performs
basic number theoretic calculations such as gcd, extended Euclidean
algorithm, and the fast powering algorithm. You are welcome to
use this tool for all assignments starting with Chapter 2.
It is available on the
NOTE: Please do not come to me for help installing or using all of the packages listed above. The only one that I really know how to use is PARI. However, if you have installed PARI, then I can answer questions about the specific functions that PARI has available. And I can answer questions about the Math 1580 Web Calculator Page. |
Dates to Remember: There will be two in-class hour exams and a final exam.
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Hour Exam #1 |
Fri, Oct 5 |
In class — Solutions |
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Hour Exam #2 |
Fri, Nov 9 |
In class — Solutions |
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Final Exam |
Fri,Dec 21* |
Time 2:00-5:00pm |
Grading: The course grade will be determined on the following basis:
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Problem Sets |
20% |
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Hour Exams (22.5% each) |
45% |
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Final Exam |
35% |
Brief Syllabus:
Click here for a detailed syllabus and list of homework assignments.