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MATH 134 - 01   Cryptography

2023 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
70178
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
Synchronous Online
Credits
5 units
General Education
 
Status
Open
Available Seats
3
Enrollment Capacity
30
Enrolled
27
Wait List Capacity
999
Wait List Total
0

Description

Introduces different methods in cryptography (shift cipher, affine cipher, Vigenere cipher, Hill cipher, RSA cipher, ElGamal cipher, knapsack cipher). The necessary material from number theory and probability theory is developed in the course. Common methods to attack ciphers discussed.

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite(s): course 100 or CSE 101; course 110 recommended as preparation. Prerequisites waived for non-UCSC students

Class Notes

UCSC Students - if you completed the prerequisites but get an error message, email your proof of prerequisite material to the department at mathadvising@ucsc.edu for approval to enroll.
Newly Admitted UCSC Students - See next steps at https://summer.ucsc.edu/summer-edge/summer-math.html
If you need to take the prerequisite in Session 1, enroll in that course first, then email summer@ucsc.edu for a permission number to enroll in this course.
Visiting Students - prerequisite review is waived in summer. It is in your best interest to take equivalent prerequisite courses.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
MWF 10:00AM-12:30PM Remote Instruction Miller,S.K. 07/31/23 - 09/01/23
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