Math 342: Algebra, Coding Theory and Cryptography

General Information

• Office: MATX 1112, 604-827-3031
• Email: "lior" (at) Math.UBC.CA (please include the course number in the subject line, if applicable)
• Office hours (Fall 2024): after class (W 10:00-10:30 at the ESB atrium, W 14:00-14:30 at WW IRC Atrium), M 10:30-11:30 in my office, and by appointment.

• Lecture: TTh, 9:30-11:00am, Buchanan Building B Room 208.
• Textbook:
  Lindsay N. Childs, A Concrete Introduction to Modern Algebra, Springer-Verlag, New York.
  Note: either the 2nd or the 3rd edition is acceptable.
• Errata for the textbook
  
  
• Syllabus version 1.0
• (Rough) Lecture notes. Note that these will be updated as the course progresses.
• SLATE site.

Problem Sets

1. Problem Set 1, due 13/9/11
2. Problem Set 2, due 20/9/11
3. Problem Set 3, due 27/9/11
4. Problem Set 4, due 4/10/11
5. Problem Set 5, due 11/10/11
6. Problem Set 6, due 20/10/11 — note changed date!
7. Problem Set 7, due 27/10/11
8. Problem Set 8, due 3/11/11
9. Problem Set 9, due 8/11/11 (problem 3 clarified)
10. Problem Set 10, due 22/11/11
11. Problem Set 11, due 29/11/11
12. Problem Set 12, not for submission

Additional Reading

• [RSA] Rivest, Shamir and Adelman, A method for obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystems, Comm. ACM 21 no. 2 (1978), 120–126.)

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