MATH2068 Number Theory and Cryptography

This page contains information on the Intermediate Unit of Study MATH2068: Number Theory and Cryptography.

This unit is offered in Semester 2.

The lecturer for this unit of study is Bob Howlett.

For further information on Intermediate Mathematics and Statistics, refer to the Intermediate Handbook.

You may also view the Faculty Handbook entry for MATH2068 from the central units of study database.

• Credit point value: 6CP.
• Classes per week: Three lectures, one tutorial and one computer laboratory session.

Reference book

I have asked the Co-op bookshop to obtain thirty copies of the following book:

Elementary Number Theory
and its applications
by Kenneth H. Rosen, published by Pearson/Addison Wesley (5th ed. 2005).

This book covers everything in MATH2068 and is pitched at the right level; so if you want to have a book I suggest that this is the one you get.

Online material from last year

Students enrolled in 2008 who want to get ahead of the game can look at last year's lectures:

There is also (separate and different) book of notes called Lecture Notes for MATH2068 which will in due course be available for purchase from Kopystop.