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Daily Syllabus and Homework Assignments - Math 398 Advanced Cryptography - Spring 2015

Since this is the first time Advanced Cryptography has been offered at Wheaton, there will be quite a few adjustments as the semester progresses. However, the dates for Exam 1, Exam 2, and the Final Exam are set.

The beginning topics should be review for you from Math 202, so we'll move through them quickly. I'll try to stay a couple of weeks ahead with the daily assignments, but you'll definitely need to check back often for updates.

  • All numbers indicate sections from An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography, 2nd Edition by Hoffstein, Pipher, and Silverman.
  • The entries for Monday and Wednesday indicate the Reading Assignment for the class meeting that day.
  • The entries for Thursday indicate the Homework that is due at my office by 3:30 pm.

Monday Wednesday Thursday



1/21 Reading Assignment
Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
1/22 No HW due
1/26 Reading Assignment
Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
1/28 Reading Assignment
Sections 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Shifted to 1/30 because snow day
1/29 HW due @ 3:30 pm
1.9ac, 1.10ac, 1.16ac, 1.18cdef, 1.26c, 1.32b, 1.34acd, 1.47
Due 1/30 because snow day
2/2 Another snow day. Wow.
Cryptanalysis Challenge #1 due
2/4 Reading Assignment
Sections 2.3, 2.4
2/5 HW due @ 3:30 pm
1.43abc, 1.48, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9
Due 2/6 because snow day
2/9 And yet another snow day.
Double wow.
2/11 Reading Assignment
Sections 2.5
2/12 The snow messed everything up.
No homework due this week.
2/16 Reading Assignment
Sections 2.6
Quiz #1
Cryptanalysis Challenge #2 due
2/18 Reading Assignment
Sections 2.7
2/19 HW due @ 3:30 pm
1.33, 2.10, 2.15abc, 2.16bce, 2.17ab, 3.1abc, 3.6
2/23 Reading Assignment
Sections 3.1
2/25 Reading Assignment
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Exam 1, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Covers through Section 2.7
2/26 No homework due this week because of exam.
3/2 Reading Assignment
3.3, 3.4
Cryptanalysis Challenge #3 due

3/4 Reading Assignment
3.4
3/5
3/9 Spring Break 3/11 Spring Break 3/12 No HW due
3/16 Reading Assignment
6.1
3/18 Reading Assignment
6.2, 6.3
3/19 HW due @ 3:30 pm
3.8, 3.9ac, 3.12a, 3.13, 3.14ab(i,ii), 3.15
3/23 Reading Assignment
6.3

3/25 Reading Assignment
6.4
3/26 HW due @ 3:30 pm
6.2, 6.3, 6.5e, 6.6b, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11c, 6.12abc
3/30 Reading Assignment
6.4, 6.5, 7.1

4/1 Reading Assignment
7.1

4/2 HW due @ 3:30 pm
6.14, 6.16, 6.20, 7.1
4/6 Reading Assignment
7.4
Cryptanalysis Challenge #4 due
4/8 Reading Assignment
7.5, 7.6
4/9 No homework due this week.
4/13 Reading Assignment
7.7, 7.8
Exam 2, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Covers through Section 6.5
4/15 Reading Assignment
7.8
Joe Silverman seminar @ 3:30
4/16 Kryptos contest available @ 7:00 pm
4/20 No class today
Kryptos due @ 7:00pm
4/22 Reading Assignment
7.13
Kryptos writeup due
4/23
4/27 Reading Assignment
Re-read 7.13
4/29 HW due 4/29 @ 2:00 pm
7.13, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19, 7.20
4/30
Final Exam
Thursday, May 7, 9:00 am


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