MATH2088/2988 Number Theory and Cryptography

General Information

This page contains information on the intermediate unit of study MATH2088 Number Theory and Cryptography and MATH2988 Number Theory and Cryptography (advanced). Note that MATH2088 and MATH2988 share the same classes.

This unit is offered in Semester 2.

Lecturer(s):

For further information on Intermediate Mathematics and Statistics, refer to the Intermediate Handbook. In particular, see the MATH2088/2988 handbook entry for further information relating to MATH2088 and MATH2988.

You may also view the description of MATH2088 and the description of MATH2088 in the central units of study database.

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

Email enquiries about MATH2088/MATH2988 may be sent to MATH2088@sydney.edu.au.

Students: Please give your name and SID when emailing us. Anonymous emails will not be replied to.

Students have the right to appeal any academic decision made by the School or Faculty. For further information, see the Science Faculty web site.

Exam Information in 2020

For revision purposes, here are some past exam papers and solutions:

• The 2011 exam and solutions
• The 2012 exam and solutions
• The 2019 exam will be partially discussed via life streams on Zoom; see the lecture notes in the Resources Table for solutions.

A/Prof Badziahin will be available for pre-exam consultations on the following dates:

• Tuesday November 24, 15.00-16.00; zoom link
• Friday November 27, 10.00-11.00; zoom link
• Tuesday December 1, 13.00-15.00; zoom link

All consultations are via Zoom. However on Tuesdays I will physically be in Carslaw C634 in case you prefer to get a consultation in person. You are also encouraged to post questions on the Ed forum.

Class Starting Times

An important note: the computer laboratory sessions for this unit start in Week 1, even if your scheduled lab session is before the first lecture. The first lab session is to introduce you to the computer algebra package MAGMA which you will be using in subsequent lab sessions.

Lectures start in Week 1 and tutorials start in Week 2.

Assessment

The final mark in MATH2088/2988 will be calculated as follows:

• 60%: Exam at the end of Semester 2
• 20%: Assignments (two, worth 10% each)
• 20%: Quizzes (two, worth 10% each)

The quizzes will be the same for MATH2088 and MATH2988 students. The assignments and the exam will have some questions in common, and some questions only for MATH2088 students or only for MATH2988 students. There is no assessment associated with attendance at lectures, tutorials or computer lab sessions. For more information on assessment dates, see the Information Sheet or the appropriate entries in the Resources Table.

Computer Lab Resources

Most files relating to the computer labs are in the Resources Table below. Here are the instructions for downloading the student version of MAGMA to your own computer and doing the computer laboratory exercises at home.

Timetable

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