February Lectures

Week of February 4-8

Feb 5: LFSR: minimal polynomials and periods (cont); decomposition. List of projects distributed.
Feb 7: LFSR: decomposition; irreducible case.

Week of February 11-15

Feb 12: LFSR: reducible case.
Feb 14: Test #1: Chapters 3 and 4 of textbook.

Week of February 18-22

Winter break. No lectures this week.

Week of February 25-29

Feb 26: LFSR: matrix representation and traces representation.
Feb 28: Decimation. Randomness criteria. [Minor project deadline]

To March lectures.
To January lectures.