Course Feedback due on September 26

• How long have you spent on the homework assignments? Did lecture and the reading prepare you for them?
• I have probably spent about 4-6 hours, I think. I think the lectures and the reading were good preparations to the homework. I think the homework also helped clarify things e.g. the LFSR sequence. 
• What has contributed most to your learning in this class thus far?
• I think lectures have been the most beneficial. I feel the book sometimes is a bit confusing and doesn't use good examples. During lectures, my classmates asks questions in which the answers help me understand as well. 
• What do you think would help you learn more effectively or make the class better for you?
• I have thought it would be nice to do a small scale real encryption, decryption and break, though it would seem not plausible to do a decent size plaintext. Seeing the actual process helps me understand. In the book the examples are still quite abstract, and I don't quite follow the process as well.