CPSC/PMAT 629 (Winter 2012)
Elliptic Curves and Cryptography

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Assignments:   1  -  2  -  3
Lectures Lecture 1: MWF 11:00-11:50 (ES 054)
Instructor: Mike Jacobson
Office: ICT 612
Email: jacobs@cpsc
Phone: 210-9410
Office hours: F 13:00 - 15:00 or by appointment only
Textbook None required. Recommended references:
  • Guide to Elliptic Curve Cryptography D. Hankerson, A. Menezes, and S. Vanstone. ISBN 0-387-95273-X, Springer, 2004. Implementation/algorithmic oriented description of elliptic curve fundamentals and related cryptographic protocols.
  • Elliptic Cruves - Number Theory and Cryptography L.C. Washington. ISBN 1-58488-365-0, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2003. More mathematical treatment of elliptic curves over various fields. Second edition is also recommended.
Grading Three components, assignments, in-class term test, and research project, are included in the determination of the course grade.
     ComponentWeight
     Assignments 40%
     Research Project 10% - proposal
40% - report
10% - in-class presentation
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