Python and Coding Theory, 2010 by David Joyner

This is the lecture notes for a course on Python and coding theory designed for students who have little or no programmig experience. You will learn some of the Python computer programming language and selected topics in coding theory. Coding theory and cryptography are two well-known areas of information security as both are necessary for today's technology oriented, online-based world. Therefore, it will cover a broad selection of cryptography and coding theory topics including classical cryptography, DES and RSA algorithms, discrete logarithms, hash functions and error correcting codes - it is a guide on the basics of both cryptography and the Python programming language.