MATH 3330 - Number Theory & Cryptography

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 0

This is an introductory course in basic number theory via its important applications in modern cryptography. Topics include divisibility and the Euclidean algorithm, congruences, finite fields, quadratic residues, enciphering matrices, public key cryptography, pseudoprimes, and factoring techniques. Offered fall or spring when needed.

Prerequisites: MATH 2414
Equivalencies: MTH 3330

Campus: ALP

Texas Common Core:
Course Level: Junior