A course on the theory and practice of cryptography. The main focus is on how crypto algorithms and protocols work, and how they can be applied in the real world. Prerequisites: Recommended: Courses in Discrete Mathematics and Finite Field Mathematics.

A course on the theory and practice of cryptography. The main focus is on how crypto algorithms and protocols work, and how they can be applied in the real world. Prerequisites: Recommended: Courses in Discrete Mathematics and Finite Field Mathematics.

Various voices of ancient Roman literature in translation, including selections from the poetry of Lucretius, elegiac and lyric poets, Vergil, Ovid, and Juvenal; from the historians Livy and Tacitus; and from the prose works of Petronius and Apuleius. Their meaning and wisdom for later generations. (Gen.Ed. AL)

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Survey of ancient Greek literature, art, and society. The major Greek states (Mycenae, Sparta, Athens, Macedonia) and their political and cultural development from Neolithic to the Classical and Hellenistic periods, emphasizing Greek influence on Roman and later western civilization. (Gen.Ed. HS)

Ritual, theology, and myth in the Roman world, from the Republican period to the ascent of Christianity. Interactions and rivalries of Roman religion, Judaism, Mithraism , the cult of Isis and Christianity. Emphasis on types of worship: public state religions, private mystery cults, missionary doctrines. (Gen.Ed. HS)

An interdisciplinary examination of the history, literature, art, and society of Rome during the lifetime of the emperor Augustus, with particular attention to the interaction between cultural and political forces. (Gen.Ed. AT)

Archaeology of ancient Greece in Minoan-Mycenaean, Geometric, Archaic, and Classical Periods. Methods, progress, and ethics of archaeological research. Emphasis on remains displaying the architectural and urbanistic development of major cities and sanctuaries, and on their contribution to western civilization. (Gen.Ed. AT)

Lives, roles, contributions, and status of women in Greek and Roman societies, as reflected in classical literature and the archaeological record. (Gen.Ed. HS)

Our goal is to read all of Herodotus? Histories (in English) with particular attention to themes such as historical inquiry, democracy, and ethnographic and cultural differences among peoples of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. We will spend some time on Herodotus? account of the Persian Wars and examine how his major themes inform his account. We will focus on the origins of the conflict between Western culture and that of the Near East, mainly the wars between the Persians and the Greeks. We will also pay attention to Herodotus' writing style and methodology.