週次
Week
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課程主題
Topic
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課程內容與指定閱讀
Content and Reading Assignment
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教學活動與作業
Teaching Activities and Homework
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學習投入時間
Student workload expectation
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課堂講授
In-class Hours
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課程前後
Outside-of-class Hours
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1
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FinTech
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Lecture: introduce finance technology (FinTech), including its definition, scope, history, and possible applications.
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Lecture.
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3
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6
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2
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Digital Currency
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Lecture: introduce virtual currency, digital currency and the problem of them.
Class discussion: why creating a digital currency is so difficult.
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Lecture. Class discussion.
Homework: digital currency.
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3
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6
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3
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Blockchain 101
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Lecture: review some cryptography algorithms and the basic components of blockchain.
Class Demonstration: blockchain on a webpage
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Lecture. Class Demonstration.
Homework: PoW problem.
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3
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6
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4
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Blockchain Case Studies
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Lecture: the properties embedded in the blockchain.
Class discussion: Discuss the current blockchain based applications.
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Lecture. Class discussion.
Homework: the problem of blockchain cases.
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3
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6
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5
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Bitcoin
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Lecture: introduce Bitcoin and its data format, algorithms and bitcoin wallet.
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Lecture.
Homework: install bitcoin wallet
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3
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6
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6
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Transaction
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Lecture: the data format of a blockchain transaction, the concept of transaction pool, and the blockchain miner.
Class discussion: what data can be stored in a blockchain?
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Lecture. Class discussion. Homework: database and blockchain.
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3
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6
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7
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Script Language
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Lecture: understand the blockchain script language and its signing algorithm.
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Lecture.
Homework: problem of scripting language.
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3
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6
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8
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Bitcoin Network
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Lecture: introduce different types of blockchain peers and their functions.
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Lecture.
Homework: install bitcoin node in docker
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3
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6
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9
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Private Blockchain
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Lab: install Bitcoin software in a Docker container and create a private blockchain application.
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Homework: install private block chain
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3
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6
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10
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Smart Contract
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Lecture: introduce the definition of smart contract, the definition of Turing machine, the application of smart contract.
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Lecture.
Homework: the difference between bitcoin and ethereum
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3
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6
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11
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Ethereum and its smart contract language
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Lecture: introduce Ethereum, its algorithm and the additional mechanism other than Bitcoin, as well as the popular Ethereum script languages (e.g., Solidity, Serpent, and LLVM).
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Lecture.
Homework: write your first smart contract
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3
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6
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12
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Smart Contract Case Studies
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Lecture: the current smart contract based application.
Class discussion: why Etherrum is better than Bitcoin and how to design an even better blockchain?
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Lecture.
Homework: the pros and cons of smart contract
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3
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6
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13
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Private Smart Contract
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Lab: install Ethereum software in a Docker container and create a private smart contract application.
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Lecture.
Homework: ethereum in docker
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3
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6
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14
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Security and Management
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Lecture: known attacks to Bitcoin and Ethereum, and how to prevent them by design and management.
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Lecture.
Homework: 51% attack
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3
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6
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15
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Reserved
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Reserved time for unfinished lecture, holidays, and discuss the take-home exam
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Lecture.
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3
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6
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16
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Term Project Presentation
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Class presentation by students
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Class presentation by studentsHomework: Orange.
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3
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6
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17
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Term Project Presentation
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Class presentation by students
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Class presentation by students
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3
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6
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18
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Other Security Problems and Blockchains
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Lecture: Hyperledger
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Lecture. Class discussion: any other blockchains?
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3
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6
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