Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics, Digital Information, Computing, and Self-Similarity (Springer Series in Information Sciences)

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Summary: Number theory for cryptoheads
Review: This is a great book for helping would-be cryptographers to convince other would-be cryptographers that they understand the number theory behind some of today's popular crypto algorithms. While not primarily a cryptography book, it does cover residues, Galois fields, primitive roots, indexes, and the Chinese Remainder Theorem. The book seems to expect the reader to have some minimal exposure to calculus, liner algebra, and statistics, as well as some modern physics. I highly recommend this book! Don't think, just buy it.

Rating:
Summary: Number theory for cryptoheads
Review: This is a great book for helping would-be cryptographers to convince other would-be cryptographers that they understand the number theory behind some of today's popular crypto algorithms. While not primarily a cryptography book, it does cover residues, Galois fields, primitive roots, indexes, and the Chinese Remainder Theorem. The book seems to expect the reader to have some minimal exposure to calculus, liner algebra, and statistics, as well as some modern physics. I highly recommend this book! Don't think, just buy it.