Academic Calendar - 2024
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Mathematics 3159A/B
INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY
Modern cryptological algorithms will be discussed with an emphasis placed on their mathematical foundation. Main topics will include: basic number theory, complexity of algorithms, symmetric-key cryptosystems, public-key cryptosystems, RSA encryption, primality and factoring, discrete logarithms, elliptic curves and information theory.
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 1600A/B or Mathematics 1700A/B and one of Mathematics 2124A/B, Mathematics 2151A/B, Mathematics 2155F/G, Mathematics 2700A/B, Mathematics 3150A/B, Computer Science 2214A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 2811A/B, the former Mathematics 2120A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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CATEGORY C
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Subject Code: MATH
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Mathematics 3159A/B
INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY
Modern cryptological algorithms will be discussed with an emphasis placed on their mathematical foundation. Main topics will include: basic number theory, complexity of algorithms, symmetric-key cryptosystems, public-key cryptosystems, RSA encryption, primality and factoring, discrete logarithms, elliptic curves and information theory.
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 1600A/B or Mathematics 1700A/B and one of Mathematics 2124A/B, Mathematics 2151A/B, Mathematics 2155F/G, Mathematics 2700A/B, Mathematics 3150A/B, Computer Science 2214A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 2811A/B, the former Mathematics 2120A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Faculty of Science | Computer Science | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Faculty of Science | Computer Science | MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Faculty of Science | Computer Science | MINOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Faculty of Science | Computer Science | SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE