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Dec 24, 2024
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MATH 113 PO - Number Theory and CryptographyCrsNo MATH113 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
Instructor(s): G. Sarkis
This course introduces basic elements of the elegant and beautiful theory of numbers, including prime factorization, congruences and modular arithmetic, Fermat’s litte theorem, Euler’s phi function and quadratic reciprocity, together with their powerful application to public key cryptosystems like RSA and Diffie-Hellman. Students can receive credit for only one of MATH 113 PO or MATH 175 CM or MATH 175 SC. Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO .
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