CPSC/PMAT 669 - Fall 2014

Lectures

Lecture 1: MWF 9:00-9:50 (MS 431)
Instructor: Mike Jacobson
Office: ICT 612
Email: jacobs@cpsc
Phone: 210-9410
Office hours: MW 11:00 - 11:50 or by appointment only
Course information sheet: CIS

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 3, 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

Sept 24 - Various handouts to provide supplemental material for the lectures and assistance for the assignment have been posted on the "handouts" page.
Sept 24 - The three assignments have been posted; due dates are listed on each, as well as on the "schedule" page. Text files for the bonus problems can be found on the "links" page. Note that you need your CPSC account/password to access the assignment sheets. Alternatively, they can be obtained on the D2L page.
Sept 24 - The D2L page for this course is now active. You can access the assignments and your grades there.
Sept 15 - Office hours will be on MW 11-11:50.
July 23 - A research project description and two sample project proposals have been posted on the "handouts" page.
July 23 - Numerous cryptography and security references can be found on the "links" page.

CPSC/PMAT 669, Cryptography (Fall 2014)