The final exam will be on Wednesday, June 11, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM in Franz 2258A. (Note that this is not the normal classroom.) The exam will be cumulative, so questions from anything we have talked about this quarter may be asked. Bring a calculator.
Instructor: Paul Jenkins
Office: MS 6224, 310-825-3233; email: jenkins@math.ucla.edu
Office hours: Wednesday 11:00-12:30, Thursday 9:30-11:00 or by appointment
Course webpage: www.math.ucla.edu/~jenkins/116.1.08s/index.htm
Textbook: Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory, Wade Trappe and Lawrence C. Washington, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-186239-1. Please note the list of known errors in the textbook online at http://www.math.umd.edu/~lcw/cryptoerrata2.pdf and mark your book accordingly if you wish.
Lecture: 10:00-10:50 AM MWF, MS 6627
Discussion: 10:00-10:50 AM Tuesday, MS 6627
TA: Michael Hofmann, MS 2963, mhofmann@math.ucla.edu
TA office hours: Tuesday 11:00-12:00, Wednesday 1:30-2:30 or by appointment
Grading: Homework 15%, reading assignments 10%, two midterms 20% each, final exam 35%. Grades will be posted on MyUCLA.
Midterm exams: During lecture, Wednesday April 23 and Wednesday May 21 (room to be announced). Makeup exams will not be given, so please plan now to be present for the midterm exams. If you know of conflicts, please see me within the first two weeks of the quarter. No notes or books may be used during exams.
Final Exam: Wednesday, June 11, 3:00-6:00 PM. The final exam will cover all material studied this quarter. You must take the final exam to pass the class.
Homework: Due on Fridays at the beginning of lecture. Homework assignments will be posted on the course webpage. Your homework should be neat and should include enough detail that another student from the class could follow your arguments; you should leave adequate white space between problems and include your name at the top of the first page. Homework that is not stapled, is excessively sloppy, or is written on paper torn from a spiral notebook may receive less than full credit. Late homework will not be accepted.
PIC Lab: The PIC computer lab is located in 2817 Boelter Hall; its hours are listed online at http://www.pic.ucla.edu/piclab/ . Accounts will be automatically created for all students registered for this class. Software available in the PIC lab includes Maple, Mathematica, and Matlab; using one of these programs may be necessary to complete some homework assignments.
Electronic devices: Do not permit mobile phones to ring during class.
Prerequisites: Listed as Math 115A.
This is a 4 unit class. The UCLA General Catalog states that “One unit represents three hours of work per week per term by the student, including both class attendance and preparation.” Thus, an average student should expect to spend approximately 8 hours per week outside of lecture and discussion section on working problems, reading the textbook, reviewing concepts, and completing assignments.
The UCLA math department maintains a list of UCLA mathematics graduate students who are available for hire as private tutors, found at http://www.math.ucla.edu/people/tutors/ .
If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact me (within the first two weeks of the quarter, if possible).
Cheating, plagiarism, copying, or any other type of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. See the UCLA Student Guide to Academic Integrity. Expect such matters to be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students. Discussing homework problems with each other is encouraged, but each class member must write up each problem individually. A good rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t read things written up by another student to be turned in.