In the age of digital surveillance, apps boasting end-to-end encryption such as WhatsApp and Telegram have flourished. What are these tools, and how do they work? How have developments in modern computing and mathematics affected the field of cryptography and impacted privacy and safety in modern society?

In Intermediate Chess, you will expand your knowledge of tactics and strategies in the game of chess. Starting with opening goals, you will learn tactical motifs and strategies to employ through a chess game, as well as ideas to use when evaluating a board position. Concepts are explained through lessons, game studies, and videos. Games against increasingly difficult bots cap every chapter, culminating with a final game against your instructor.

In this course, you will use the drafting and revision skills you learned in The Process of Writing to practice clearly communicating your ideas to an audience.