Tentative Schedule
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No.

Day

Date

Topics

Reading List: 10th ed
1
 Mon 1/8

Basic quantum mechanics; Classical vs Quantum systems; Quantum supremacy

Introduction
2
 Wed 1/10

Quantum computer architectures; Quantum applications; Complex Numbers

Ch-1

  Mon 1/15

Martin Luther King Day (University Closed)

  
3 Wed 1/17

Asg1+, Linear Algebra: basics, vector spaces, vector operations, basis, dimensions, Hilbert spaces

Ch-2
4 Mon 1/22

Eigen values, Eigen vectors, Matrix operations, Hermitian and unitary matrices, tensor product

Ch-2
5 Wed 1/24

Dirac notation, Bloch sphere, Hilbert space

Ch-2
6 Mon 1/29

Classical deterministic systems, probabilistic systems

Ch-3
7 Wed 1/31

-Asg1, Quantum states,observables, measurement, and Dynamics

Ch-4
8 Mon 2/5

Asg2+, Single qubit gates

Ch-5
9 Wed 2/7

Multiple qubit gates

Ch-5
10 Mon 2/12

Multiple qubit gates contd

Ch-5
11 Wed 2/14

Quantum entanglement

Ch-5
12 Mon 2/19

Bell state

Ch-5
13 Wed 2/21

-Asg2, Quantum simulator (Qiskit, Anaconda framework), Review

  
Mon 2/26

Spring Break

  
  Wed 2/28

Spring Break
Mon 3/4

Mid-term exam
14 Wed 3/6

Quantum programming languages (Python), Sample programs

Ch-6
15 Mon 3/11

Asg3+, Deutsch, Deutsch-Jozsa, and Simon's periodicity algorithms

16 Wed 3/13

Shor's Factorization Algorithm

Ch-6
17 Mon 3/18

Modulo arithmetic, SFA

Ch-6
18 Wed 3/20

SFA complexity analysis

Ch-6
19 Mon 3/25

-Asg3, Grover Search Algorithm

Ch-6
20 Wed 3/27

Asg4+, GSA Iterations

Ch-6
21 Mon 4/1

GSA complexity analysis

Ch-6
22 Wed 4/3

Quantum Key Distribution BB84, QKD

Ch-9
23 Mon 4/8

Quantum error correcting code

Ch-10
24 Wed 4/10

-Asg4, Challenges in Quantum Technology: Quantum measurement, No cloning theorem, Scalability in real quantum systems

25 Mon 4/15

Quantum Applications: Healthcare, transportation, finance, security, Quantum warfare, Post quantum cryptography

26 Wed 4/17

Review

 

Mon 4/22

Final exam (5:00pm – 7:00pm)

 

Asgx+ : The specification for Asg x will be made available

-Asgx : The completed Asg x must be submitted before 11:50pm