Midterm Exam - 3/23/20 in class. NOTE: since Rutgers classes have been moved online for this date, the midterm will be a TAKEHOME EXAM that will be provided on the class Canvas website on 3/30/20 and your solutions will be returned electronically as an assignment in Canvas by 4/6/20.
Review session for Midterm Exam - Thursday 3/12/20 in Hill 423 6:30-7:30 PM NOTE (added 6:15 PM 3/10/20) This review session is now CANCELED since Rutgers classes and gatherings are canceled for 3/12 and 3/13.
Due to Rutgers classes not meeting physically from 3/12 until 4/3 homework problems should be electronically communicated to me (if you write out a solution set, make legible photographs of the pages and email them to me, or email an electronic type version of your solution set.)
Review Problems Part I for Midterm Exam are available.
Review Problems Part II for Midterm Exam.
This is a midterm given in a previous 348 course. Ignore the parts of
problems mentioning Vigenere cipher or index of coincidence which will
be covered later.
Review session for Midterm (replacing that of 3/12/20 canceled by
the University) 6:30-7:30 PM Thursday 3/26/20 online in our Canvas
site. You will receive an email about the session.
course syllabus and
homework assignments
Prerequisites:
Linear Algebra (Math 250) and one of Math 300, 356, or 477, or
permission of department.
General Information
This is an upper level MATH course. It is directed at
students in mathematics, electrical engineering, or computer science
who have strong interest in mathematics and want to learn about the
exciting applications of algebra and number theory to cryptography
and cryptanalysis.
Part of the course will cover the needed background material on
number theory (see below).
Textbook
Jeffrey Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, Joseph Silverman
An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptology, 2nd edition
Springer, 2014.
The text for the course
is available in electronic form to Rutgers
Students at no charge.
The Errata
to 2nd edition is available and should be consulted.