MAT 361/561 - Introduction to Number Theory and Cryptography

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DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Prerequisite(s): MAT 250 & MAT 258 This course is an introduction to elementary number theory and cryptography. Among the essential tools of number theory that will be covered are divisibility and congruence, Euler's function, Fermat'slittle theorem, Euler's formula, the Chinese remainder theorem, powers modulo m, kth roots modulo m, primitive roots and indices, and quadratic reciprocity. These tools will then be used in cryptography, where we will discuss e.g. encryption schemes, the role of prime numbers, security and factorization, the DES algorithm, public key encryption, and various other topics, as time allows.

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3.00

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www.digipen.edu

Phone Number:

(425) 558-0299

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Semester

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