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"Discusses different methods for breaking secret codes"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Jillian Gregory
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429645687
"Discusses different methods for breaking secret codes"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 2010-07
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 1429645695
"Discusses different methods for speaking secret codes"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Janet Beissinger
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 23,55 MB
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1498747760
Join the Cryptokids as they apply basic mathematics to make and break secret codes. This book has many hands-on activities that have been tested in both classrooms and informal settings. Classic coding methods are discussed, such as Caesar, substitution, Vigenère, and multiplicative ciphers as well as the modern RSA. Math topics covered include: - Addition and Subtraction with, negative numbers, decimals, and percentages - Factorization - Modular Arithmetic - Exponentiation - Prime Numbers - Frequency Analysis. The accompanying workbook, The Cryptoclub Workbook: Using Mathematics to Make and Break Secret Codes provides students with problems related to each section to help them master the concepts introduced throughout the book. A PDF version of the workbook is available at no charge on the download tab, a printed workbook is available for $19.95 (K00701). The teacher manual can be requested from the publisher by contacting the Academic Sales Manager, Susie Carlisle
Author : Bud Johnson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 39,19 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486291464
Simply and clearly written book, filled with cartoons and easy-to-follow instructions, tells youngsters 8 and up how to break 6 different types of coded messages. Examples and solutions.
Author : Hamilton Nickels
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781629142067
Ever since humans first began to communicate, we’ve had secrets to keep — secrets of state, war, business, or the heart. From the moment the first secret message was sent, others were busy trying to decipher it. By rearranging, substituting, or transposing symbols, any message can be encoded or decoded — if you know how. Secrets of Making and Breaking Codes is a practical field manual designed to teach you the basic mechanics of enciphering and deciphering communications. The author has used his extensive knowledge of and experience in electronic communications and languages — as well as his decades of fascination with secret codes — to demystify the field of cryptology. Hamilton Nickels uses plain, uncomplicated English and simple, workable systems that rely on neither advanced mathematics, nor on ethereal philosophies. This is the only hands-on guide to both the simplest cipher schemes — that need little more than scratch paper and a pencil to crack — as well as more sophisticated codes that use one-time code books, pocket calculators, and the most advanced computer-based systems used by the military and diplomatic corps of most governments. Letting the wrong eyes see a secret message can often make the difference between victory and defeat, success and failure, life and death. Secrets of Making and Breaking Codes will make mastering codes easier.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486247618
Explains various methods used in cryptography and presents examples to help readers in breaking secret codes
Author : Paul B. Garrett
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 30,55 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This unique book explains the basic issues of classical and modern cryptography, and provides a self contained essential mathematical background in number theory, abstract algebra, and probability--with surveys of relevant parts of complexity theory and other things. A user-friendly, down-to-earth tone presents concretely motivated introductions to these topics. More detailed chapter topics include simple ciphers; applying ideas from probability; substitutions, transpositions, permutations; modern symmetric ciphers; the integers; prime numbers; powers and roots modulo primes; powers and roots for composite moduli; weakly multiplicative functions; quadratic symbols, quadratic reciprocity; pseudoprimes; groups; sketches of protocols; rings, fields, polynomials; cyclotomic polynomials, primitive roots; pseudo-random number generators; proofs concerning pseudoprimality; factorization attacks finite fields; and elliptic curves. For personnel in computer security, system administration, and information systems.
Author : Jerry Roberts
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0750982047
The breaking of the Enigma machine is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War and highlights the crucial work of the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, which prevented Britain's certain defeat in 1941. But there was another German cipher machine, used by Hitler himself to convey messages to his top generals in the field. A machine more complex and secure than Enigma. A machine that could never be broken. For sixty years, no one knew about Lorenz or 'Tunny', or the determined group of men who finally broke the code and thus changed the course of the war. Many of them went to their deaths without anyone knowing of their achievements. Here, for the first time, senior codebreaker Captain Jerry Roberts tells the complete story of this extraordinary feat of intellect and of his struggle to get his wartime colleagues the recognition they deserve. The work carried out at Bletchley Park during the war to partially automate the process of breaking Lorenz, which had previously been done entirely by hand, was groundbreaking and is recognised as having kick-started the modern computer age.
Author : John Redden
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 31,73 MB
Release : 2017-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1387346083
The Secret Code Book is a short introduction to substitution ciphers. The chapters ease young readers into the concept of rotation ciphers and work their way up to the Vigenère cipher. Along the way, readers will also learn about geometric approaches to secret codes such as the Pigpen cipher. As a bonus, there is a brief description of frequency analysis and how it is used to crack secret codes. frper gpbqr obbx In addition, this book actively challenges readers with practice missions where answers are listed in the back. Also, there is a cut-out rotation template that is provided to make your very own cipher disk! After reading this book, you will have all the basic tools needed to create secret messages.
Author : Simon Singh
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 2002-05-14
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0375890122
"As gripping as a good thriller." --The Washington Post Unpack the science of secrecy and discover the methods behind cryptography--the encoding and decoding of information--in this clear and easy-to-understand young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that's perfect for this age of WikiLeaks, the Sony hack, and other events that reveal the extent to which our technology is never quite as secure as we want to believe. Coders and codebreakers alike will be fascinated by history's most mesmerizing stories of intrigue and cunning--from Julius Caesar and his Caeser cipher to the Allies' use of the Enigma machine to decode German messages during World War II. Accessible, compelling, and timely, The Code Book is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way. "Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever." --The Guardian