Elementary number theory, cryptography and codes. Transl. from the Italian (Q2518086)

This title appeared first in Italian language ``Aritmetica, Crittografia and Codici'' [Unitext 24. Milano: Springer (2006; Zbl 1100.11001)]. As mentioned in that review the aim of the book is to introduce the basic concepts on the two topics of Cryptography and Error Correcting Codes, presented as applications of Number Theory and Finite Fields (accordingly the first two-thirds of the book are dedicated to the study of the necessary arithmetic tools). The book is addressed to undergraduate students and is as self-contained as possible. It is well written and rigorous and each chapter is complemented with three lists of exercises (theoretical, of calculation and of implementation); solutions for about half of them are provided at the end of the book. Therefore it is good news to have the translation into English of this work that will allow a much wider public access.