MCS 425 --Coding and Cryptography

Vera Pless

Textbook  :Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory: Trappe/Washington,Prentice Hall

 

Time and  Location  M.W.F.  10  AM      Lecture Center B1 

 

Office hours:  1 Wed.,  12  Mon., Fri. or  when you can find me.  SEO 507, pless@math.uic.edu

Monday , May  3,   12-1

Tuesday,  May 4,    10:30-1



Reading: Chap1,2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.7,2.9,2.11,4.1,4.2,4.4,4.6,4.7,3.5,3.6,6.1,6.3,6.5,6.6,6.7,7.4,13.1, 

8.1,8.2,16.1,16.2,16.3,16.4,16.5,16.6(thru page 323),16.7,16.10

Errors: pg.311, The Hamming [7,4] code is not MDS.

             pg. 310, corrected vector in example is wrong              

              pg.349: 3b): should be the generator matrix in systematic form

                             5a) C is linear!

First exam (open book): Monday, Feb.16 

Second Exam  (open book):Friday, March 19 

FINAL(open book): Wed., May 5,  8-10 A.M.  

Homework

Date due           |  Assignment

Jan. 21             pg.54,  2,5    pg.56   4 

Feb. 2               pg.55,  10,11,13    pg.57  7 

Feb. 9               pg. 125,   1,4

Feb.23              pg.91,  1,2      pg.159,  1,2

Mar.1              pg.159  3   pg. 160  9    pg.162   6  

Mar.8              extra credit (hand in separately) pg.93  11, pg.175  1, pg.176  3, pg.249  4

Mar. 15           extra credit (hand in separately) pg.194 1,  pg.191,1,   pg.192  3,7

April  5           pg.349, 1,3,4

April  12        pg.  349  8  ,  pg.350  9,10  ,    pg. 352  2

April 19          pg. 350     11, 12

April 26          pg.350  13  , pg.351 (only for q=2) 16a),b),c),  17