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Nov 25, 2024
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MATH113 PO - Number Theory and CryptographyWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
Instructor(s): G. Sarkis
Credit: 1
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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