Self-Reflection, due on September 24

How long have you spent on the homework assignments? Did lecture and the reading prepare you for them?

The first assignment was very simple, so it was definitely an outlier on how long the assignments have taken me. The project was really fun, and it never took very long, maybe a few hours combined for the whole project. The next two homework assignments took much longer. The first half of the homework assignments probably take me 3-5 hours (because it takes me a very long time to formulate and understand proofs) and the decryption section takes me about 2-4 hours.

The lecture really helped me in the decryption portion, and it was nice to have the book as a reference for that as well. On the first half of the assignments, I don't think anything could really prepare me for the proof problems. I think I ought to start utilizing your office more frequently on those types of problems. I am in class during your office hours and your TA's office hours, so I will just have to try to stop by another time.