Math 13187 University Seminar

Course Information

  • Instructor: Sam Evens sevens at nd dot edu

  • Course Syllabus

  • Text: Simon Singh, "The Code Book", Anchor

  • Mainly we use the lecture notes listed below (Units 1 to 19) as the text.

  • Class Time: MWF 2:30--3:20, meetings by zoom. Email me if you need the code.

  • Office Hours: M 1:30-2:20, Tu 4-5, or by appointment, or after class. Office hours will be done by zoom using the same code as we use for class

  • Quizzes: most Wednesdays

    • Quiz 1: Wednesday, February 10

    • Quiz 2: Wednesday, February 17

    • Quiz 3: Wednedsay, February 24

    • No quiz: Wednesday, March 3

    • Quiz 4: Wednesday March 10

    • Quiz 5: Wednesday March 17

    • Quiz 6: Wednesday March 24

    • Quiz 7: Wednesday March 31

    • No Quiz Wednesday April 7

    • Quiz 8: Wednesday April 14

    • No Quiz or Class: Wednesday April 21

    • Quiz 9:Wednesday April 28

    • Quiz 10: Wednesday May 5 (last quiz)




  • Announcements and information:

Image of Pascal's triangle

Another image of Pascal's triangle

RSA factoring challenge

List of the first 1000 prime numbers

Modular Arithmetic Calculator

padlock video

Lecture Notes:

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Unit 9

Unit 10

Unit 11

Unit 12

Unit 13

Unit 14

Unit 15

Unit 16

Unit 17

Unit 18

Unit 19

Assignments: Assignments with a date are due on the specified date.

Math autobiography writing prompt due 2-10

Group 1 in-class 2-5, due 2-10

Homework 1 due 2-10

Group 2 in-class 2-8, due 2-17

Group 3 in-class 2-10, due 2-17

Group 4 in-class 2-12, due 2-17

Homework 2 due 2-17

Group 5 in-class 2-15, due 2-24

Group 6 in-class 2-17, due 2-24

Homework 3 due 2-24

Writing assignment # 2 due 3-1

Group 7 in-class 2-22, due 3-3

Group 8 in-class 2-24, due 3-3

Homework 4 due 3-3

Group 9 in-class 2-26, due 3-3

Group 10 in-class 3-1, due 3-10

Group 11 in-class 3-3, due 3-10

Homework 5 due 3-10

Group 12 in-class 3-5, due 3-10

Group 13 in-class 3-8, due 3-17

Group 14 in-class 3-12, due 3-17

Homework 6 due 3-17

Writing assignment # 3 due 3-22

Group 15 in-class 3-15, due 3-24

Group 16 in-class 3-17, due 3-24

Group 17 in-class 3-19, due 3-24

Homework 7 due 3-24

Group 18 in-class 3-22, due 3-31

Group 19 in-class 3-24, due 3-31

Group 20 in-class 3-26, due 3-31

Homework 8 due 3-31

Group 21 in-class 3-29, due 4-7

Group 22 in-class 3-31, due 4-7

Homewrk 9 due 4-7

Group 23 in-class 4-5, due 4-14

Group 24 in-class 4-7, due 4-14

Homework 10 due 4-14

Writing Assignment # 4 due Monday April 26

Group 25 in-class 4-12, due Friday 4-23

Group 26 in-class 4-14, due Friday 4-23

Group 27 in-class 4-16, due Friday 4-23

Homework 11 due Friday 4-23

Group 28 in-class 4-19, due 4-28

Homework 12 due Wednesday 4-28

Group 29 in-class 4-23, due 4-28

Group 30 in-class 4-26, due Wednesday 5-5

Group 31 in-class 4-28, due Wednesday 5-5

Final paper due Monday May 11

Homework 13 due Wednesday 5-5

Group 32 in-class 4-30, due Wednesday 5-5

Group 33 in-class 5-3, due Monday 5-10

Group 34 in-class 5-5, due Monday 5-10

Group 35 in-class 5-7, due Monday 5-10