Introduction
to Cryptography
Instructor: Neil Sigmon
Phone: 831-5325
Office: Whitt
226
Email:
npsigmon@radford.edu
Homepage: http://www.radford.edu/npsigmon
Course
Homepage: http://www.radford.edu/npsigmon/courses/cryptography/crypthome132.html
Office Hrs: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday,
Thursday (Other
times by appointment)
Textbook: Cryptology Classical
and Modern, 2nd Edition,
Klima and Sigmon. We will cover sections from Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6, 7,
9, and 10
Class
Meeting Times:
Tuesday, Thursday 11:00
a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in Young 428. This course counts 3
hours
credit.
Test Dates: To be announced (There will be
two major tests and a
final exam).
Final
Exam
Date:
Thursday, December 12th
at 10:15 a.m.
in Young 428.
Grading
Policy:
44 % 2 Major Tests
22
% Final Exam
20
% Hand written Homework, Computer
Assignments
7
%
Term Paper*
7
% D2L
Cryptography Discussion Participation**
* The term paper will be a short
paper (4 pages)
describing a person or cryptographic method pertaining to cryptology. I
will
give you a handout later this semester showing possible topics. I must
approve
the topic you choose. The paper should be typewritten (using Microsoft
Word,
for example) using 1.5 line spacing and should have good grammatical
structure
with references clearly stated. Do not plagiarize! The term paper will
be due
on Thursday, November 21st.
** For this part of the grade, you
will be required to
participate in Desire2Learn
(D2L)
discussion groups. This discussion will include you
communicating with your classmates in groups (preferably using the
wireless
capabilities of your laptop) in a secret manner using some of the
cryptographic
techniques we study in class. You will have the opportunity to encrypt
and
decrypt your own messages and to break messages sent by others.
Grade Scale:
90-100 A
87-89
B+
80-86
B
77-79
C+
70-76
C
67-69
D+
60-66
D
<
60
F
A
“-”
grade will be awarded at the discretion of the instructor
Prerequisite: High School Algebra, Honors
Academy
membership or permission of instructor.
“Makeup”
Test Policy:
Approval for making up a
missed test should be given prior to the scheduled
test. The makeup test
must be taken within one week
following the scheduled test.
Documentation is required for all make-ups. Except for extraordinary
circumstances, approval for a makeup test will not be granted if the
scheduled
test has already been given.
Late Homework Policy: Late hand written homework will be
accepted but only
limited credit will be given. I consider late homework to be homework
turned in
later than 5:00 p.m. of the day the assignment is due. The maximum
number of
points a student can receive for a late homework is ten points lower
than the
minimum grade of all students who have turned in the assignment on
time. For
example, if an assigned homework is worth 80 points and the lowest
score of the
on-time assignments is 60/80, the maximum grade a student can receive
for the
assignment is 50/80. No exceptions
to this policy will be granted
except for extreme circumstances that require official university
documentation
or a predetermined arrangement between the student and myself that is
done prior
to the assignment due date. Late assignments must be turned in within one
class day of the assignment due
date to obtain any credit.
Attendance
Policy: Attendance is
a requirement in this class. If you miss a
class, you are responsible for making up any missed work. Attendance
will be
taken each class period. Attendance means RESPONSIBILITY
– I look much more favorably on students who have
good attendance habits.
Laptop/Cell
Phone/Electronic Device Policy: No
cell phones, computers, or other electronic devices are
to be used in this class when these devices are not being used in a way
that is
conducive for learning what is being taught in class during a
particular day or
time. Determining what is conducive will be left up to the instructor's
discretion. The instructor retains the right to ask a student to leave
class if
they exhibit this or any other behavior
that is a distraction to
learning for other students in the class.
Catalog Course Description: An
introduction to the application of mathematical ideas for Honors
students.
Topics vary. This course can be taken more than once with different
topics.
This course has been approved for credit in the Mathematical Sciences
of the
Core Curriculum.
Student Goals
and Objectives of the Course: Students
should gain a deeper understanding
and appreciation for mathematics and its applications, and some skill
in
addressing the particular types of quantitative issues included in the
course. Math 132 concentrates on
applications.
Applications likely to be treated—cryptology is an
example—are those which are
interesting to many people, can be profitably approached using only
elementary
mathematics, and reward careful study with deepened understanding and
appreciation of the power and beauty of mathematics.
Students
will be able
to use the tools of mathematics and quantitative reasoning to
conceptualize and
solve problems. Students will be able to:
a.
identify and interpret
relationships among numeric, symbolic, and graphical information
b. generate mathematical models using numeric, symbolic, and graphical
information for use in
real-world
applications
c. solve problems using numeric, symbolic, and graphical information
Disability
Policy: Students seeking academic
accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act must register
with the
Center for Accessibility Services (CAS) to determine eligibility.
Students
qualified for academic accommodations will receive accommodation
letters and
should meet with each course professor during office hours, to review
and
discuss accommodations. To begin the registration process,
complete a
Student Registration Form and submit documentation to PO Box 6902,
Radford, Virginia
24142, or deliver to the Russell Hall, Room 325, by fax to 540-831-6525,
or by email
to cas@radford.edu (See documentation
guidelines). For
more information, visit the Center for Accessibility Services (CAS)
website or
call 540-831-6350.
Honor Code: By
accepting
admission to Radford University, each student makes a commitment to
understand,
support, and abide by the University Honor Code without compromise or
exception. Violations of the University Honor Code include (but are not
limited
to): lying, stealing and unauthorized possession of property, cheating,
multiple submission, and plagiarism. This class will be conducted in
strict
observation of the honor code. Refer to your Student Handbook for a
complete
copy of the University Honor Code.