Mathematical
Madman Craig Bauer
Spring 2012 Schedule
I’m on a leave of absence for
the 2011-2012 academic year to serve as the
Scholar-in-Residence at NSA’s Center for Cryptologic
History.
Past Courses Taught at York
College Pennsylvania
I’ve taken the opportunity to
broaden myself mathematically by teaching a wide range of classes over the
years.
MA 107 History
of Codes and Ciphers
MA 111 Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving
MA 120 Applied Calculus
MA 171 Calculus
I
MA 172 Calculus
II
MA 230 Exploring Mathematics
with the Computer
MA
235 Discrete Mathematics
MA
260 Linear Algebra
MAT 280 Math Structures
MAT 350 Probability and
Statistics
MAT 361
Abstract Algebra
MA 371 Advanced Calculus I
MA 372 Advanced Calculus II
MA 391 Cryptology
MA 480 Topology
MA 490 Mathematics
Internship
MA 496 Reading and Research in
Mathematics
Publications
Math is social! All but one of
the papers listed below have coauthors. My coauthors on 2, 4, and 6 were all
undergraduates when the work was being done. I have many more ideas that I
would like to share with York College math majors – just ask!
1.
Triangular Monoids and an Analog to the Derived
Sequence of a Solvable Group, International
Journal of Algebra and Computation, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2000) 309-321.
2. A
Statistical Attack on the Running Key Cipher, Cryptologia, Vol. 26, No. 4
(2002) 274-282.
(coauthored with Christian N. S. Tate).
3.
Cryptology in York Pennsylvania, Cryptologia, Vol. 29, No. 2 (2005). (coauthored
with Suzanne Gladfelter)
4.
Results of an Automated Attack on the Running Key Cipher, Cryptologia, Vol.29, No. 3
(2005). (coauthored with Elliott J. Gottloeb)
5. The Cryptologic
Contributions of Dr. Donald Menzel, Cryptologia, Vol. 30, No. 4 (2006).
(coauthored with John
Ulrich)
6.
Cracking Matrix Encryption Row by Row, Cryptologia, Vol. 31, No. 1 (2007).
(coauthored with Katherine Millward)
7. From the Archives: Reading Stimson’s Mail, Cryptologia, Vol.
31, No. 2 (2007) (coauthored with Joel Burkholder)
8.
Exploring Mathematics with the Computer, PRIMUS,
Vol. 20, No. 1 (2010). – This paper was recognized by
the publisher as being PRIMUS’s most downloaded paper of 2010. It was put on
thumb drives, along with a few other papers, and distributed freely by the
publisher at the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings.
9. Cornelia Meigs: A Persistent Patriot, History Today, (December
8, 2011) – This is an NSA in-house electronic publication.
Several
more publications are in preparation, and should be completed by August 2012,
thanks to the support of NSA’s Scholar-in-Residence program. This program is
also supporting the creation of my second book Unsolved: The World’s Greatest Codes and Ciphers.
However, this larger project is not expected to be completed as quickly.
Selected Talks
I
enjoy visiting other campuses to meet with colleagues and lecture. Some recent
talks are listed below.
1. United
States Military Academy (West Point, New York) – Extreme Ciphers – April 3,
2006.
2. Winters Mill High School
(Westminster, Maryland) – Cryptologic Careers – November 15, 2006.
3. The Cardinal Gibbons School
(Baltimore, Maryland) – An Overview of
Cryptology – November 20, 2006.
4.
University of Richmond (Richmond, Virginia) – Cracking Matrix Encryption Row by
Row – September 24, 2007.
5.
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) – A New Connection Between the Triangles of Stirling
and Pascal – October 18, 2007.
6.
Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, Kentucky) – Cryptanalysis of
the Running Key Cipher & Cryptology on Campus During WW II (two talks) – November
5, 2007.
7. Joint Mathematics Meetings (San
Diego, California) – “Cryptology on
Campus During World War II” - January 8, 2008.
8. Mount St. Mary’s University, (Emmitsburg, Maryland) – A New Connection Between the
Triangles of Stirling and Pascal – November 3, 2008.
9. Philadelphia Area Seminar on the History of Mathematics (PASHoM), Villanova University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
– Cryptology on campus during World War II - September 17, 2009.
10. Cryptologic History Symposium
(Laurel, Maryland) - The Early History of Teaching Cryptology - October 15,
2009.
11. DeVry University (North Brunswick, New Jersey) – Turning Japanese
(ciphers into intelligence) – October 8, 2010.
12. William Penn High School (York, PA) – How the Enigma Machine Worked
and How it Was Cracked – November 5, 2010.
13. Jewish Community Center (York,
PA) – Kosher Crypto – August 28, 2011.
14. Franklin and Marshall
College (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) – A Detailed Look at How the Nazi Enigma
Ciphers Were Broken Along with the Historical Background and Impact – September
22, 2011.
15. Cryptologic
History Symposium (Laurel, Maryland) – Open Problems in Cryptologic
History – October 6, 2011.
16. Research and Engineering
Building, NSA (Fort Meade, Maryland) – Stirling
Numbers of the 2nd Kind and the Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things –
November 2, 2011.
17. William Penn High School (York,
Pennsylvania) – Matrix Encryption History and Attacks – November 10, 2011.
18. William Penn High School (York,
Pennsylvania) – Matrix Encryption History and Attacks Part II – December 12,
2011.
19. Joint Mathematics Meetings (Boston,
Massachusetts) – Alan Turing’s Work on
Voice Encryption – January 5, 2012.
Future Math Club Events
TBA
Official Math Club Web Page
Math Songs
Rise Over
The Run
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I Don't Wanna
Love You
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Contact: cbauer@ycp.edu
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