basic RSA info

I'm working on writing some simple code fora class, and I was wondering if anyone had some information on the RSA algorithm that I could look at. I don't know a lot about cryptology at the moment, so I'd need it in layman's terms. /|NGeL of |>eATH 21 keystrokes south of Seattle (on a clear day) Finger me for my PGP 2.3a public key. Have you terrorized a Republican today?