I’m excited to teach “Cryptography: The History and Mathematics of Codes and Ciphers” again this fall. It’s my favorite course to teach, and I hope you find it interesting, too.
Here’s a copy of the Fall 2018 syllabus. Please read this before class on Friday, when we’ll talk about various aspects of the course and I’ll take your questions on the syllabus.
On the Contact page, you’ll find directions to my office, which you’ll need for the “get to know you meetings” you signed up for next week. Be sure to give yourself a few extra minutes to find my office the first time, and feel free to call the Center for Teaching (where I work) if you get lost: 615-322-7290.
I shared a few news stories in class yesterday. I’ll link to them here, in case you want to read them, but I’ll note that they’re also saved in our Diigo bookmark group. Be sure to request access to that group, as outlined in the course syllabus.
- Iran bans Telegram as sanctions loom (BBC), May 1, 2018
- The unexpected fallout of Iran’s Telegram ban (Wired), June 19, 2018
- Moscow court bans Telegram messaging app (Guardian), April 13, 2018
- U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger (Reuters), August 17, 2018
I’ll also remind you that you should read the first chapter in our textbook, The Code Book by Simon Singh, before class on Monday. We’ll talk about other upcoming assignments during class on Friday.
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