CMSC456 - Cryptology

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Course Information
Importance in protecting data in communications between computers. The subject lies on the border between mathematics and computer science. Mathematical topics include number theory and probability, and computer science topics include complexity theory.

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Jeffrey Adams 0101 MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM ITV 1100

Course Prerequisite(s)
Prerequisite: (any two 400-level MATH courses; or (CMSC351 and CMSC330)); and permission of CMNS-Computer Science department. Or must be a CMSC graduate student. Also offered as: MATH456. Credit only granted for: CMSC456 or MATH456.

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Fall 2016
Spring 2016
Fall 2014

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