CPSC/PMAT 669 - Fall 2008

Lectures

Lecture 1: MWF 10:00-10:50 (ST 61)
Instructor: Mike Jacobson
Office: ICT 612
Email: jacobs@cpsc
Phone: 210-9410
Office hours: Monday 11:00 - 13:00 or by appointment only

Textbook

There is no required textbook, but you might find the Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Menezes, van Oorschot, and Vanstone useful.

Grading

Two components are included in the determination of the course grade.

	Component	Weight
	Assignments (total of 4, equally weighted)	40%
	Research Project	60%

A percentage grade (ratio of number of marks awarded to the number of marks available) will be computed for each component. An overall percentage grade for the course will then be computed, using the percentage grades awarded for each component, as a weighted average using the weightings listed above. Finally, the overall percentage grade will be converted to a letter grade using the following conversion. (This is the only letter grade that will be used, in this course.)

From:	To:	= Letter		From:	To:	= Letter
95%	100%		A+	65%	69%		C+
90%	94%		A	60%	64%		C
85%	89%		A−	55%	59%		C−
80%	84%		B+	50%	54%		D+
75%	79%		B	45%	49%		D
70%	74%		B−	0%	44%		F

Exam

There will be no midterm nor final exam.

News

Oct 17 - Assignment 3 has been posted and is due on Nov 7.
Oct 17 - Solutions to Assignment 1 have been posted.
Oct 1 - Assignment 2 has been posted and is due on Oct 17.
Aug 26 - A research project description and two sample project proposals have been posted on the "handouts" page.
Aug 26 - Numerous cryptography and security references can be found on the "links" page.
Aug 26 - Various handouts to provide supplemental material for the lectures and assistance for the assignment have been posted on the "handouts" page.

Assignments:	1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Solutions:	1 - 2 - 3 - 4

CPSC/PMAT 669, Cryptography (Fall 2008)