Lecture Plan 2010 This is the preliminary outline for the lectures. There may be some adjustments. Date Lecture Content Chapter 010-10-26 L1 Introduction, Number Theory LN1.pdf slides1.pdf slides1to3.pdf 10-10-27 L2 Abstract Algebra 10-10-28 L3 Finite Fields 10-11-02 L4 Finite fields, Project 1  slides4.pdf 10-11-03 L5 Classical Crypto Systems  LN2.pdf  slides5.pdf  LN3.pdf  10-11-04 L6 Information Theory 10-11-09 L7 Shannon's Theory of Secrecy slides6to7.pdf  10-11-10 L8 Stream Ciphers, Shift Registers, Shift Register Sequences LN4a.pdf    10-11-11    CANCELLED   09-11-16 L9 Cycle Sets, Project 2 slides8to9.pdf  09-11-17 L10 Decimation, Massey's Algorithm, Functions of Sequences  slides10to11.pdf LN4b.pdf   09-11-18 L11 Attacks, Actual Stream Ciphers, Project 3 09-11-23  L12 Block Ciphers, Project 4 LN5.pdf slides12.pdf  09-11-24 L13 Linear cryptanalysis, Public Key Crypto Systems, RSA LN6a.pdf slides13to14.pdf 09-11-25 L14 Prime Number Generation, Factoring, Key Exchange, Digital Signatures LN6b.pdf   LN7.pdf  slides15.pdf  09-11-30 L15 Digital Signatures, Authentication 09-12-01 L16  Authentication, Secret Sharing LN8.pdf slides16to17.pdf   09-12-02 L17 Secret Sharing, (END OF LECTURES)  endslides.pdf 09-12-07 L18 if we finish in time, this will be cancelled