MATH 499 Cryptology
This course will offer an overview of the history of cryptology (both cryptography - writing in code - and cryptanalysis - code breaking) and the mathematics involved in the enterprise. Topics will include substitution and transposition ciphers, cryptanalysis of ciphers using probabilistic methods, and public- key encryption, including its number-theoretic underpinnings (prime factorization, Fermat's Little Theorum).Prerequisites: MATH 100 College Algebra or any math course numbered 200 or above, or placement into a math course numbered 200 or above.
The instructor will be David Yetter, and the textbook is available from Varney's Book Store.
This 3 credit course will be offered during the May Intersession May 14 - June 1, 2007. The class will meet on MTWUF from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in 146 Cardwell Hall on the K-State campus in Manhattan.
Interested students may enroll through the Division of Continuing Education in MATH 499 Topics in Mathematics reference number 94519.
MATH 499 applies towards the B. S. in mathematics.