Number Theory for Computing (2nd ed.)

Modern cryptography depends heavily on number theory, with primality test­ ing, factoring, discrete logarithms (indices), and elliptic curves being perhaps the most prominent subject areas. Since my own graduate study had empha­ sized probability theory, statistics, and real analysis, when I started work­ ing in cryptography around 1970, I found myself swimming in an unknown, murky sea. I thus know from personal experience how inaccessible number theory can be to the uninitiated. Thank you for y