A Whirlwind Tour of Cryptography

For the 2024 UCSB Directed Reading Program, I led my second reading group focusing specifically on cryptography, from the introductory level to advanced topics.

I believe cryptography is one of the best ways to first learn high level mathematical reasoning skills. For this reason, I've been compiling notes from my DRP discussions this year; I hope to make these publically available so others can feel free to use these notes as a quick reference for all things cryptography or for planning a fantastic DRP targeted at motivated first or second year math majors.

A first draft will be released soon; check back in just a bit!