The target audience of these lectures were students of Mathematics and Informatics (Computer Science). However, parts of these notes are accessible for mathematically interested laymen or school children (with a little help from their teachers).
The following sections from Chapter I can be read without mathematicel ambitions: [Sorry, some of the following links point to pages in german. This will change by and by.]
From Chapter II on the stuff – except the introductory remarks of the single sections – needs a higher level of mathematical knowledge.
Remark: How to use cryptology in the real life of today?