Loads of Codes (HiMAP)

This unit explores the mathematics of protecting and communicating information, through cryptography and digital data storage. HiMAP Module 22.

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Table of Contents:

CHAPTER 1: PROTECTING INFORMATION
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Hiding Information
Section 3 Transposition Ciphers
Section 4 Hill Codes
Section 5 Public-Key Cryptography
Section 6 Protection in Public-Key Systems
Section 7 The Merkle-Hellman and RSA Public-Key Systems

CHAPTER 2: LOADS OF DATA
Section 8 Compressing Data
Section 9 Statistical Properties of English Text
Section 10 Prefixes
Section 11 Huffman Codes
Section 12 Conclusion

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