Cryptography as a Pedagogical Tool
Manmohan Kaur · PRIMUS · 2008
In order to get undergraduates interested in mathematics, it is necessary to motivate them, give them good reasons to spend time on a subject that requires hard work, and, if possible, involve them in undergraduate research. This article discusses how cryptography can be used for all these purposes. In particular, a special topics course on cryptography developed by the author is described.