Franz-Viktor Kuhlmann's

Introduction to Cryptography

2005-2006, second term


This course has a graduate and an undergraduate component.

Course outline for the graduate course (GSR 898.3)

Course outline for the interdisciplinary undergraduate course (INTS 398.3)


Time of lectures:
Monday, 5:30 - 6:50 pm
Thursday, 4:30 - 5:50 pm
MCHL 242.2

Office hours:
Thursday, 3:30 - 4:30 pm


Announcements

The last two lectures will take place on Wednesday, April 12, 2pm and on Friday, April 14, 2pm in McLeanHall. On Friday I will be at the door on the left (closest to the main office) shortly before 2pm to let you in.

Office hours this week by appointment.

We will meet on Wednesday, April 12, 7pm at Alexander's to celebrate the end of our crypto course. First round is on me.

Our final is on Tuesday, April 18, 9am in STM 344B.


Complementary Homework

Homework set #7 (complementary): 8.7.10, 12.9.4, 12.9.6, 12.9.7 with h(x)=1, 12.9.8, 13.4.4
additional problems for graduate: 8.7.8, 11.9.4, 12.9.2, 12.9.12

Practice Exams (2002/3)

Undergraduate Midterm
Graduate Midterm
Undergraduate Final
Graduate Final

Sample Solutions

Sample Solutions to Problem Set 1

Send encrypted messages!

You can download a trial version of an encryption program that allows you to encrypt and decrypt emails and files at the:

PGP website

Once you have downloaded the program, let me know and we can exchange encrypted emails for practice.

Other materials and links

Together with other members of the Mathematical Sciences Group, the Research Unit ``Algebra and Logic'' has organized the

Cryptography & Coding Theory Student Seminar

Our 2002 summer student Allison Marles has designed for us very detailed course outlines for courses on

Cryptography and Coding Theory

for students of mathematics and statistics and for students of computer science. One of these courses will be given as a special topics graduate course in the second term of this academic year. Thanks to Allison for her great work!

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Last update: April 17, 2006