MATH 5900X,  TENTATIVE CLASS OUTLINE FOR WINTER 2008 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

WEEK

DATES

LECTURES

REMARKS 

1

  Jan. 7-11   Introduction, finite fields        

2

Jan. 14-18

Minimal polynomials, traces.

  

3

Jan. 21-25

Feedback shift register sequences       

4

Jan. 28-Feb. 1

Feedback shift register sequences


5

 Feb. 4-8

Feedback shift register sequences

 

6

 Feb.  11-15

Randomness measurements

Test #1 (Feb. 14)

7

Feb. 18-22


Reading week
     8
 Feb. 25-29
Randomness measurements  Minor project due (Feb. 29)


     9

Mar. 3-7

Discrete Fourier transform of periodic sequences

   

    10

Mar. 10-14

Berlekamp-Massey algorithm and linear span

  

11

Mar. 17-21

Crosscorrelation functions.

Test #2 (March 20)

12

Mar. 24-28

Crosscorrelation functions and Gold pair sequences

Project due (March 27)

13

Mar. 31 - Apr. 4

Project presentations