MATH 447 - Cryptography

4 Hour(s) Credit
An introduction to both classical and modern methods of cryptography, cryptoanalysis and the mathematical principles behind these methods. Topics include an introduction to number theoretic concepts, classical cyphers and their history, modern symmetric and public-key cyphers, and a mathematical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of cryptographic methods.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in MATH 210, MATH 306.