Instructor: Tom Zerger
Office: SW 307
Phone: 989 - 964 - 4334
e-mail: zerger@svsu.edu
Web
address: www.svsu.edu/~zerger
Office
Hours: MW 4:30 - 5:20, TR 11:30 - 12:20,
Other times by appointment
Text : Applied Algebra, Codes, Ciphers, and
Discrete Algorithms, 2nd edition by Hardy, Richman, and Walker,
2009,Taylor and Francis Group
Course
Content: Selected sections of
chapters 1-11 as well as additional topics as time permits. An introduction to
abstract algebraic tools that are useful for
applications. Topics covered include the structure of integers, groups, finite
fields and their polynomial rings, and their applications to the construction
of error correcting codes, public key crypto-systems and security, and finite
state machines.
Academic
Integrity: Work that is turned in for
an individual grade should be your work. From the SVSU Code of Student Conduct 1.8.1 : "No student shall cheat, plagiarize or
facilitate academic dishonesty by another student. Students are responsible for
completing all assigned academic work without unauthorized aid of any
kind." If you have any questions about what constitutes academic
dishonesty, please ask me and/or see the academic
integrity website.
Grading: There will be two exams (200 points
each) and a final exam (250 points). There will also be
an additional 150 "homework" points consisting
of individual and group assignments - including computer labs(Maple
or MuPAD), and quizzes. There will be a 100 point research project that will be done in groups. There
will be NO make-ups on missed "homework" assignments -- the two
lowest "homework" scores will be dropped.
Grading
Scale: There are a total of 900
points.
|
Grade |
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
D |
F |
|
Points |
837-900 |
810-836 |
783-809 |
747-782 |
720-746 |
693-719 |
630-692 |
540-629 |
000-539 |
|
Percent |
93-100 |
90-<93 |
87-<90 |
83-<87 |
80-<83 |
77-<80 |
70-<77 |
60-<70 |
00-<60 |
Tentative Schedule:
(P1..P5 refer to Project due dates)
|
Week |
Date |
Monday |
Wednesday |
|
1 |
Aug
30, Sept1 |
1.1-1.4 |
2.1-2.2 |
|
2 |
Sept 6, 8 |
No Class |
3.1,3.2 |
|
3 |
Sept
13,15 |
3.3,
3.4 (P1) |
3.5,
4.1 |
|
4 |
Sept 20, 22 |
4.2, 4.3 |
4.4, 4.6 |
|
5 |
Sept
27, 29 |
5.1,
5.2 |
Exam 1 (chpts 1-4) |
|
6 |
Oct 4, 6 |
5.3, 5.4 |
6.1, 6.2 (P2) |
|
7 |
Oct
11,13 |
6.3,
6.4 |
9.1,
9.2 |
|
8 |
Oct 18, 20 |
9.3 |
7.1, 7.2 |
|
9 |
Oct
25, 27 |
7.3,
7.4 |
7.5,
8.1 (P3) |
|
10 |
Nov 1, 3 |
8.2, 8.3 |
8.4, 8.5 |
|
11 |
Nov 8,
10 |
9.4, 9.5 |
Exam 2 (chpts 5-8,9.1-9.3) |
|
12 |
Nov 15, 17 |
9.6, 9.7 |
10.1, 10.2 |
|
13 |
Nov
22, 24 |
10.3,
11.1 (P4) |
No
Class |
|
14 |
Nov 29, Dec 1 |
Elliptic Curves |
Elliptic Curves |
|
15 |
Dec 6,
8 |
P5, review |
P5, review |
|
16 |
Dec 13, 15 |
No Class |
Final Exam
(comprehensive) |
·
Last day to withdraw with a “W” grade: October
39
·
Last day to withdraw with a “WP” or “WF”: November
12
·
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