The Mathematics of Secrets: Cryptography from Caesar Ciphers to Digital Encryption

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Explaining the mathematics of cryptography The Mathematics of Secrets takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematics behind cryptography-the science of sending secret messages. Using a wide range of historical anecdotes and real-world examples, Joshua Holden shows how mathematical principles underpin the ways that different codes and cip

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"In The Mathematics of Secrets, Joshua Holden takes the reader on a chronological journey from Julius Caesars substitution cipher to modern day public-key algorithms and beyond. . . . Written for anyone with an interest in cryptography." Noel-Ann Bradshaw, Times Higher Education
"Complete in surveying cryptography. . . . This is a marvelous way of illustrating the use of simple mathematics in an important application that has triggered the wit of the designers and the ingenuity of the attackers since antiquity." Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society
"The best book I have seen on this subject." Phil Dyke, Leonardo Reviews
"This is a fascinating tour of the mathematics behind cryptography, showing how its principles underpin the ways that different codes and ciphers operate. . . . While its all about maths, the book is accessiblebasic high school algebra is all thats needed to understand and enjoy it." Cosmos Magazine

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Joshua Holden is professor of mathematics at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.