Class meetings

UH 14:00-15:20
107 Esslinger Hall

Instructor

Eugene Luks
143 Deschutes Hall
Phone: x6-1379
E-mail: luks@cs.uoregon.edu
Office hours: It has turned out to be more convenient for all to have office hours by appointment. You can schedule a time on almost any day. Send e-mail or see me at classtime.

Textbooks

Robert Churchhouse,
Codes and Ciphers: Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the Internet

Simon Singh,
The Code Book: the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography
    See text web site for an accompanying CD-ROM and other fun stuff.

Other interesting reading will be on reserve in the Science Library and there is lots more on the Internet.

Grading and dates

 

Homework exercises	25%
2 Cipher Challenges (partially created by classmates)    ~4th week, in-class team event    ~8th, 9th weeks, take-home challenges	25%
Final paper or project    preliminary proposal   ~5th week    short presentations   ~9th,10th weeks    writeup due Thursday, Mar 20 (finals week)	25%
Class participation	25%

Class photos