Math 470 (Section 500) -- Spring 2009
Communications & Cryptography
Tuesday & Thursday 3:55-5:10
BLOC 160
http://www.math.tamu.edu/~map/courses/470-sp09/
Homework
Instructions: All assigned problems are to be turned in.
Problems marked with a '*' will be given a numerical grade. Graders
will also spot check the remaining problems.
HPS = An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography by Hoffstein,
Pipher, and Silverman.
- HW #1: Due Thurs. 1/29
Read HPS, Intro. and Sections 1.1-1.2, pp. 1-19.
Problems, pp. 47-58: 1.2, 1.3*, 1.4a*, 1.7ac, 1.8ac, 1.9ac*, 1.11*, 1.12 (optional)
- HW #2: Due Tues. 2/10
Read HPS, Sections 1.3-1.4, pp. 19-29.
Problems, pp. 47-58: 1.16*, 1.17ade*, 1.18, 1.22, 1.25b*, 1.28bc, 1.29*
- HW #3: Due Tues. 2/17
Read HPS, Sections 1.5-1.6, pp. 29-36.
Problems, pp. 47-58: 1.30ab*, 1.32abd, 1.33*, 1.34ab*, 1.38, 1.39*
- HW #4: Due Tues. 2/24
Read HPS, Sections 1.7, 2.1-2.2, pp. 36-47, 59-65.
Problems, pp. 47-58: 1.41*, 1.42, 1.45*, 1.46*, 1.47 (optional)
Problems, pp. 105-112: 2.3, 2.4*
- HW #5: Due Thurs. 3/5
Read HPS, Sections 2.3-2.4, pp. 65-71.
Problems, pp. 105-112: 2.5*, 2.6*, 2.8*
- HW #6: Due Tues. 3/24
Read HPS, Sections 3.1-3.3, pp. 113-124.
Problems, pp. 176-187: 3.1ace*, 3.2, 3.6*, 3.7*, 3.8c*, 3.9
- HW #7: Due Tues. 3/31 (not to be turned in)
Read HPS, Sections 2.6-2.7, pp. 75-81.
Problems, pp. 105-112: 2.17
- HW #8: Due Thurs. 4/9
Read HPS, Sections 3.4-3.5, pp. 124-136.
Problems, pp. 176-187: 3.13ab(i & iii only)*, 3.14ace*, 3.15, 3.21bc*,
3.22acde*
- HW #9: Due Thurs. 4/16
Read HPS, Sections 3.6-3.7, pp. 137-161.
Problems, pp. 176-187: 3.23ac*, 3.24b*, 3.25bcd*, 3.26cde*
- HW #10: Due Thurs. 4/23
Read HPS, Sections 7.1-7.3, pp. 437-447.
Problems, pp. 176-187: 3.33*
pp. 458-463: 7.1*, 7.2*, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5*
- HW #11: Due Tues. 5/5 (not to be turned in)
Read HPS, Sections 4.1-4.4, pp. 189-234.
Problems, pp. 262-277: 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.10, 4.11, 4.21, 4.24,
4.34, 4.37
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