Mathematics and Computer Science 76 - Encryption and Encoding

Institution:

Claremont McKenna College

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Description:

Staff The theory and practice of data encoding and encryption, with much of the necessary mathematical background developed in the course. Topics include: an introduction to finite algebraic structures; residue arithmetic and the Chinese Remainder Theorem; basic notions of encoding and error correcting capabilities; complexity-theoretic foundations of cryptography; one-way and trapdoor functions; secret key and public key encoding: the Data Encryption Standard, the RSA algorithm; the factorization problem: elementary algorithms and the quadratic sieve method; theory of zero-knowledge protocols. Prerequisite: Mathematics 60; Computer Science 51 recommended. Offered every other year.

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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