FTS-100: Secrets, Secret Codes, and Privacy
Fall 2006

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Reading  and homework assignments, Oct. 26 - Dec. 12
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Schedule for first half

10/26

Web advisor, graduation requirements, J-term

10/27
Singh, chpt 6
Public key cryptography
writing #4
 



10/30
Barr, 4.1
Primes, factoring, Euclidean algorithm
list of J-term courses
10/31

no class, drop journals off at my office
writing journals
11/2

library day

11/3
Barr, 4.2 Merkle-Hellman knapsack Section 4.1 hw
 



11/6
Barr, 4.3 Fermat's little theorem

11/7

catch up
writing journals
11/9

Career center

11/11

No class, registration appointments
Section 4.2, 4.3 hw
 



11/13

No class, registration appointments
11/14

No class, registration appointments writing journals
11/16
Barr, 4.4
RSA

11/17

cont.

 



11/20
review

Section 4.4 hw
11/21

Test #2
last time for writing journals
 



11/27

getting ready for finals

11/28

student work day
11/30

Citing sources, plagiarism
12/1

student work day
 



12/4

peer review of presentation materials First drafts due
12/5

student work day
12/7

Presentation #1& 2

12/8

Presentation #3 & 4

 



12/11

discussion

12/12

summary
Papers due