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Course Description:
This course will introduce to
the students the concepts, theories and computational techniques involving
cryptography.
Textbook:
An
Introduction to Cryptography, (2nd Edition) by Richard Mollin,
Chapman & Hall/CRC
Classroom/Schedule:
Room 123, Armstrong Hall/ MWF 08:30-09:20.
Preparation of the Course:
Students are expected to have
successfully taken at least one Calculus course (to have sufficient mathematical
maturity). Having successfully completed a proof-oriented math course would
be a plus, but not necessary.
Instructor Information:
INSTRUCTOR: Hong-Jian Lai
OFFICE: Room 308K, Armstrong
Hall.
OFFICE PHONE: 293-2011 Ext 2348.
OFFICE HOURS: 9:30PM-10:20PM, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (or by
appointment).
Performance Evaluation:
Students will be given a list of
suggested homework problems (click Homework in the
box above to find the list) as a minimum homework requirement. Students'
performance will be evaluated by the weekly assignments, by the three
midterm exams and the comprehensive final exam (Exam schedule listed on
this web page is subject to change. Any such changes will be announced in
class at least one week in advance. Click Exam Schedule to find
exam schedule updates).
The contribution to the course
grade (Math373):
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Homework/Projects/Lab
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30%
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Midterms
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45% (15% each)
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Final
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25%
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Total
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100%
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Please note that a student
should take the responsibility if s/he misses an exam by missing the
classes in which changes of schedule are made.
Make-up Exam Policy:
Makeup exams will only be given
in the case of sickness or other kinds of emergency. Missing a bus,
oversleeping, other tests the same day, etc., are not sufficient reasons
for missing a test. The student will be asked to document the circumstances
that caused missing the test, and the student must contact the instructor
to arrange the makeup as soon a possible.
WARNING: out of fairness to the
students who take the test the scheduled time, a makeup exam will be harder
than the regular test, to reflect the extra time you will have had to
prepare.
Grading (Expectation and policy):
Please refer the Score-Grade table for the grading standard (Math373).
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Grade
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90% and up
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A
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80-89%
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B
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70-79%
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C
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60-69%
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D
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59% and down
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F
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