Class Breakdown
MONTH 1
Lesson 1: Basics
Homework 1 (30 points)
Extra Credit 1 (30 points)
MONTH 2
Lesson 2: Substitution Ciphers
Homework 2 (30 points)
Extra Credit 2 (30 points)
MONTH 3
Lesson 3: Transposition Ciphers
Homework 3 (30 points)
Extra Credit 3 (30 points)
MONTH 4
Lesson 4: Steganography
Homework 4 (30 points)
Extra Credit 4 (30 points)
MONTH 5
Final (Mandatory, 30 points)
Class Review / Codes for Fun (Optional, 30 points)
Lesson 1: Basics
Homework 1 (30 points)
Extra Credit 1 (30 points)
MONTH 2
Lesson 2: Substitution Ciphers
Homework 2 (30 points)
Extra Credit 2 (30 points)
MONTH 3
Lesson 3: Transposition Ciphers
Homework 3 (30 points)
Extra Credit 3 (30 points)
MONTH 4
Lesson 4: Steganography
Homework 4 (30 points)
Extra Credit 4 (30 points)
MONTH 5
Final (Mandatory, 30 points)
Class Review / Codes for Fun (Optional, 30 points)
Syllabus
Lesson 1
Introduction
Pig-pen cipher
Book cipher
Atbash cipher
Caesar cipher
Lesson 2
Substitution ciphers with keywords
Combining ciphers
Frequency analysis
Vigenere cipher
Lesson 3
Simple steganography
Rail-fence cipher
Columnar cipher
Route cipher
Lesson 4
Grilles
Bacon's cipher
Polybius square
ROT-13/ROT-47
Playfair Cipher
Introduction
Pig-pen cipher
Book cipher
Atbash cipher
Caesar cipher
Lesson 2
Substitution ciphers with keywords
Combining ciphers
Frequency analysis
Vigenere cipher
Lesson 3
Simple steganography
Rail-fence cipher
Columnar cipher
Route cipher
Lesson 4
Grilles
Bacon's cipher
Polybius square
ROT-13/ROT-47
Playfair Cipher