COS 496: Information Security

Spring 2000

General information
Schedule
Homework

Staying in Touch

Please subscribe to the course newsgroup, pu.cs.496 . Changes and updates to the schedule and homework will be posted there. Students are encouraged to post messages to the newsgroup discussing topics related to the course.

Instructor

Edward Felten, felten@cs.princeton.edu, (609) 258-5906, 419 Computer Science (office hours: by arrangement)

Teaching Assistant

Ming Zhang, mzhang@cs.princeton.edu, (609) 258-6324, 417 Computer Science (office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00-5:00)

Textbook

There is no required textbook. If you want a general book on computer security for your bookshelf, we recommend "Computer Security" by Dieter Gollmann.

Lectures

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:50 PM, C.S. building, room 103.

Homework Policy

Homework will be due at the beginning of class. Late homework will lose 10% of its value for every day of lateness. Homework more than seven days late will not be accepted.

No homework extensions will be given except in extraordinary circumstances (such as documented illness), and then only if the official university procedures are followed.

Unless the assignment explicitly states otherwise, you may not collaborate with other students on the homework. (Of course, if it is a group assignment, you should collaborate within your group!) If you make use of outside sources, you should disclose that fact and cite the sources, as you would in any scholarly work.

Grading Criteria

Grades will be computed by the following formula: 60% homework; 30% exams; 10% subjective factors such as attendance and class participation.