Tentative Schedule
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No.

Day

Date

Topics

Reading List: 10th ed
1
 Mon 1/6

Basic quantum mechanics; Classical vs Quantum systems; Quantum supremacy

Introduction
2
 Wed 1/8

Quantum computer architectures; Quantum applications; Complex Numbers

Ch-1

3 Mon 1/13

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

Ch-2
4 Wed 1/15

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

Ch-2
  Mon 1/20

Martin Luther King Day (University Closed)

  
5 Wed 1/22

Dirac notation, Bloch sphere, Hilbert space

Ch-2
6 Mon 1/27

Classical deterministic systems, probabilistic systems

Ch-3
7 Wed 1/29

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

Ch-4
8 Mon 2/3

Asg2+, Single qubit gates

Ch-5
9 Wed 2/5

Multiple qubit gates

Ch-5
10 Mon 2/10

Multiple qubit gates contd

Ch-5
11 Wed 2/12

Quantum entanglement

Ch-5
12 Mon 2/17

Bell state

Ch-5
13 Wed 2/19

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

  
Mon 2/24

Spring Break

  
  Wed 2/26

Spring Break
Mon 3/3

Mid-term exam
14 Wed 3/5

Quantum programming languages (Python), Sample programs

Ch-6
15 Mon 3/10

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

16 Wed 3/12

Shor's Factorization Algorithm

Ch-6
17 Mon 3/17

Modulo arithmetic, SFA

Ch-6
18 Wed 3/19

SFA complexity analysis

Ch-6
19 Mon 3/24

-Asg3, Grover Search Algorithm

Ch-6
20 Wed 3/26

Asg4+, GSA Iterations

Ch-6
21 Mon 3/31

GSA complexity analysis

Ch-6
22 Wed 4/2

Quantum Key Distribution BB84, QKD

Ch-9
23 Mon 4/7

Quantum error correcting code

Ch-10
24 Wed 4/9

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

25 Mon 4/14

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

26 Wed 4/16

Review

 

Mon 4/21

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