Introduction to
Cryptography
Instructor: Neil Sigmon
Phone: 831-5340
Office:
Walker 212
Email: npsigmon@radford.edu
Homepage:
http://www.radford.edu/~npsigmon
Course Homepage: http://www.radford.edu/~npsigmon/courses/cryptography/crypthome132.html
Office
Hrs: 9:45
– 10:45 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday
(Other times by appointment)
Textbook: Invitation to Cryptology (with Maple),
Thomas
Barr.
Class Meeting Times: Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
in Russell
032.
Test
Dates: To be announced (There
will be two major tests and a
final exam).
Final Exam
Date: In
Class Part: Tuesday,
May 1st at 8:00 a.m. in Russell
032.
Take Home Part: Due by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3rd.
Grading
Policy: 44 % 2 Major Tests
22 %
Final Exam
20 %
Hand
written Homework, Computer Assignments
7
% Term Paper*
7
% WebCT Cryptography
Discussion
Participation**
* The term paper will be a short paper (4 pages) describing a person or cryptographic method pertaining to cryptology. I will give you a handout later this semester showing possible topics. I must approve the topic you choose. The paper should be typewritten (using Microsoft Word, for example) using 1.5 line spacing and should have good grammatical structure with references clearly stated. Do not plagiarize! The term paper will be due on Thursday Thursday April 19th.
** For
this part of the grade, you will be required to
participate in Desire2Learn (D2L) discussion groups.
This discussion will include
you
communicating with your classmates in groups (preferably using the
wireless
capabilities of your laptop) in a secret manner using some of the
cryptographic
techniques we study in class. You will have the opportunity to encrypt
and
decrypt your own messages and to break messages sent by others.
Grade
Scale: 90-100
A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
<
60 F
Prerequisite:
High School Algebra
“Makeup”
Test Policy: Approval for
making up a
missed test should be given prior to the scheduled test. The
makeup test
must be taken within one week following the scheduled
test.
Documentation is required for all make-ups. Except for extraordinary
circumstances, approval for a makeup test will not be granted if the
scheduled
test has already been given.
Late
Homework Policy: Late hand
written homework will be accepted but only
limited credit will be given. I consider late homework to be homework
turned in
later than 5:00 p.m. of the day the assignment is due. The maximum
number of
points a student can receive for a late homework is ten points lower
than the
minimum grade of all students who have turned in the assignment on
time. For
example, if an assigned homework is worth 80 points and the lowest
score of the
on-time assignments is 60/80, the maximum grade a student can receive
for the
assignment is 50/80. No exceptions to this policy will
be granted
except for extreme circumstances that require official university
documentation
or a predetermined arrangement between the student and myself that is
done prior
to the assignment due date. Late assignments must be turned in within one
class day of the assignment due date to obtain any
credit.
Attendance
Policy:
Attendance is a requirement in this class. If you miss a
class, you are responsible for making up any missed work. Attendance
will be
taken each class period. Attendance means RESPONSIBILITY
– I look much more favorably on students who have good
attendance habits.
Laptop/Cell
Phone/Electronic Device Policy:
No cell phones, computers, or other
electronic devices are
to be used in this class when these devices are not being used in a way
that is
conducive for learning what is being taught in class during a
particular day or
time. Determining what is conducive will be left up to the instructor's
discretion. The instructor retains the right to ask a student to leave
class if
they exhibit this or any other behavior that is a
distraction to
learning for other students in the class.
Textbook
Coverage: References to
chapter 1,
Sections 2.1-2.8, 3.1, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4