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(Due Tuesday April 15th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 260 # 12a, 12b
2.  p. 284 # 1c, 1d, 1e

(Due Tuesday April 22nd in class)
1. From Barr Textbook
 p. 284 # 2b, 2e
2. From Hand-Written Exercises on p. 11 of Section 4.4 class notes
# 1c, 1e, 1f, 2d, 2f, 3, 4


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Practice Homework and Maple Assignments
Chapter 2     Chapter 3     Chapter 4    Chapter 5

Chapter 2
Section 2.1:  p. 66 # 1-6, 9-12, 15
Section 2.2:  p. 80 # 2a, 3e, 3f, 4, 5a, 7, 8, 9, 10
Section 2.3:  p. 92 #  1-5  Cryptogram solving tool link for Substitution Ciphers
                                      Alphabet Assignment Table for Substitution Ciphers
Section 2.4:  p. 105 # 1-6
Section 2.5:  p. 118 # 1-6
Section 2.6:  p. 130 # 1, 2, 4-12
Section 2.7:  p. 141 # 1-4, 6, 8
Section 2.8:  p. 154 # 1-3, 6, 7
Section 2.9:  p. 171 # 1-10
Chapter 3
Section 3.1: p. 185 # 1-5, 10
Section 3.4: p. 219 # 1-6
Chapter 4
Section 4.1: p. 260 # 6, 7, 8, (10 - use Maple), 11, 12, 13
Section 4.3: p. 284 # 1, 2
Section 4.4: p. 293  Handout
Section 4.6: p. 307 #
Chapter 5
Section 5.4:  (Possible Term Paper Topic)

Previous Hand-in Homework and Maple Assignments

(Due Tuesday, January 29th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 66  # 1a, 3b, 3e, 5b, 5d, 6b, 9, 12


Due Thursday January 31st in Class. Do Problems 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c from sheet
Maplet Exercises for Shift Ciphers

using the shift cipher Maplets downloaded from the WebCT homepage

Submit your work as a Microsoft Word File. To show your work you performed to complete
each exercise using a Maplet, in Microsoft Word, copy and paste your Maplet window into your
Microsoft Word page. This can be accomplished by clicking on the Maplet Window to make it
the front window, pressing and holding the Ctrl Alt PrtScm keys in sequence (this places the Maplet
Window into the copy buffer), and then pasting normally into Microsoft Word Document. You can
 hand this assignment in by placing it in the WeBCT drop box (make sure you save and submit your file in
Microsoft Word 1997-2003 format).


(Due Thursday, February 7th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 81 # 2a, #3f, 4a, 7, 8, 9


Due Tuesday, February 12th in Class. Do Problems 1, 2, 3, and 4.

 from sheet
Maplet Exercises for Affine Ciphers

using the affine cipher Maplets downloaded from the WebCT homepage

Submit your work as a Microsoft Word File
(saved under the version 1997-2003). To show your work you performed to complete each exercise using a Maplet, in Microsoft Word,
copy and paste your Maplet window into your Microsoft Word page. This can be accomplished by clicking on the Maplet Window
to make it the from window, pressing and holding the Ctrl Alt PrtScm keys in sequence (this places the Maplet Window
into the copy buffer), and then pasting normally into Microsoft Word Document. You can hand this assignment in by
placing it in the WeBCT drop box.


(Due Thursday, February 14th in class)
From Barr Textbook Section 2.3
1. p. 92 # 1 (Use Simple Keyword Substitution like Example 1, Section 2.3 Notes)
2. p. 92 # 2 (Use Keyword Columnar Substitution  like Example 2, Section 2.3 Notes
3. p. 92 #3b, 3d, 3f, or 3g (Just do one of these using Internet program: Cryptogram solving tool link for Substitution Ciphers


(Due Tuesday, February 19th in class)
From Barr Textbook Section 2.4
1. p. 106 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Note # 2, # 3 involve a simple columnar transposition,
                             # 4 and # 5 a keyword columnar transposition)


 (Due Thursday, February 28th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 118 # 1, 2, 3a, 3b
(Note the answers on 3a and 3b will not be legible keywords)


(Due Thursday, March 6th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 131 # 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
Notes: On p. 131 # 5a arrange means order does matter
                 On p. 131 # 6a choose means order does not matter


Maplet Exercises: Friedman and Kasiski Test

Due Thursday, March 20th in Class. Do Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The work for Problem 3 should be
handwritten on paper. Problems 1, 2, 4, and 5 should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file. To show your
work you performed to complete each exercise using a Maplet, in Microsoft Word, copy and paste your
Maplet window into your Microsoft Word page. This can be accomplished by clicking on the Maplet Window
to make it the front window, pressing and holding the Ctrl Alt PrtScm keys in sequence (this places the Maplet
Window into the copy buffer), and then pasting normally into Microsoft Word Document. Hand in your handwritten
problem for # 3 on a regular sheet of paper. Problems 1, 2, 4, and 5, can handed in by submitting them in the WeBCT drop box.
Use the file ExercisesSection2.7Maplets.doc for guidance.


Maplet Exercises: Breaking the Vigenere Cipher

Due Tuesday, March 25th in Class. Do Problems 1, 2, 3a, and 3b. Problem 3c
can be submitted as a bonus problem. The work for Problems 1 and 2 (p. 154 # 1 from Barr textbook and
Exercises # 1, 2, and 3 from pp.13-15 at the end of Section 2.8 class notes)
should be handwritten on paper. Problems 3a and 3b (and 3c if you choose to do the bonus) should be
submitted as a Microsoft Word file. To show your work you performed to complete each exercise using a Maplet,
in Microsoft Word, copy and paste your Maplet window into your Microsoft Word page. This can be
accomplished by clicking on the Maplet Window to make it the front window, pressing and holding the
 Ctrl Alt PrtScm keys in sequence (this places the Maplet Window into the copy buffer), and then pasting
normally into Microsoft Word Document. Hand in your handwritten problem Problems 1 and 2 (p. 154 # 1
 from Barr textbook and Exercises # 1, 2, and 3 from pp.13-15 at the end of Section 2.8 class notes)
on a regular sheet of paper. Problems 3a and 3b (and the bonus 3c if you choose to do it)
can handed in by submitting them in the WeBCT drop box (make sure you save and submit
your file in Microsoft Word 1997-2003 format). Use the file ExercisesSection2.8Maplets.doc for guidance



(
Due Tuesday March 27th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 185 # 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b


(Due Thursday April 10th in class)
From Barr Textbook
1. p. 185 # 5
p. 260 # 6a, 6b, 11a, 11b, 11c