Advanced Cryptology
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Advanced Cryptology is a CTY Princeton course with a prerequisite of either CTY's Cryptology course or at least a B in Algebra II.
Course Description
(from CTY handbook)
In today’s environment, data transmission and data security play an ever critical role in the global marketplace and national security. This course focuses on code making and code breaking. By examining vulnerabilities of encryption systems and writing their own code, students learn the complexity of topics ranging from securely transmitting personal information during online business transactions to decoding secret communiqués that threaten our collective welfare.