Error-Correcting Codes and Cryptography

3 credits · Undergraduate

Applications of algebra to reliability and secrecy of information transmission. Error-correcting codes, including linear, Hamming, and cyclic codes, and possibly BCH or Reed-Solomon codes. Cryptography, including symmetric-key, DES and RSA encryption. Prerequisite: 2501, 2600, or all of 2100, 2300, and 2410. [3] (MNS)