EE 720: An Introduction to Number Theory and Cryptography (Spring 2020)

• Instructor: Saravanan Vijayakumaran
• Schedule: Slot 9, Monday and Thursday (3:30pm - 4:55pm)
• Location: LC 102

Course Content

• Perfectly Secret Encryption
• Private-Key Encryption
• Message Authentication Codes
• Practical Stream and Block Ciphers
• Number Theory, Groups, Finite Fields
• Public-Key Encryption
• Hash Functions
• Digital Signatures

Reference Books

• Introduction to Modern Cryptography, Jonathan Katz and Yehuda Lindell, CRC Press, 2015 (2nd Edition)
• A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra, Victor Shoup, 2008 (2nd edition). Free pdf

Grading Policy

• 5% Attendance, 10% Assignments, 20% Quizzes, 25% Midsem, 40% Endsem
• Relative grading
• For AU, final score should be at CC level or above

Lecture Outlines

• Lecture 01
• Lecture 02
• Lecture 03
• Lecture 04
• Lecture 05
• Lecture 06
• Lecture 07
• Lecture 08
• Lecture 09
• Lecture 10
• Lecture 11
• Lecture 12
• Lecture 13
• Lecture 14
• Lecture 15
• Lecture 16
• Lecture 17
• Lecture 18
• Lecture 19

Assignments

• Assignment 1
• Assignment 2

Exams

• Quiz 1
• Midsem

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