|
Introduction |
9/09; PS#1 out |
| Unit 1: Quantum Mechanics |
| Four postulates; states
|
9/14 |
| Gates ; Bloch thm, Solovay-Kitaev thm
|
9/16; PS#1 due, PS#2 out |
| Measurement ; pure vs mixed
|
9/21 |
| Composite systems & Entangled states
|
9/23; PS#2 due, PS#3 out |
| no class (instructor away)
|
9/28 |
| Entanglement as a resource
|
9/30; PS#3 due, PS#4 out |
| Unit 2: Computation |
| Classical computation
|
10/05 |
| Quantum Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm
|
10/07; PS#4 due, PS#5 out |
| Quantum Factoring I
|
10/12 |
| Quantum Factoring II
|
10/14; PS#5 due |
| Quantum search algorithm
|
10/19 |
| Midterm Exam
|
10/21; PS#6 out |
| Quantum Simulation I
|
10/26 |
| Quantum Simulation II
|
10/28; PS#6 due; PS#7 out |
| Unit 3: Implementation |
| Spins, and NMR
|
11/02 |
| Springs & atoms
|
11/04; PS#7 due; PS#8 out |
| Solid state systems
|
11/09 |
| no class (Veteran's day)
|
11/11 |
| Models of QC I
|
11/16; PS#8 due; PS#9 out |
| Models of QC II
|
11/18 |
| Unit 4: Communication |
| Quantum noise
|
11/23; PS#9 due, PS#10 out |
| no class (Thanksgiving)
|
11/25 |
| Quantum error correction
|
11/30 |
| Quantum protocols
|
12/02; PS#10 due |
| Qauntum channels
|
12/07 |
| Cryptography
|
12/09 |
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| The final exam is Monday Dec. 13, 1:30pm-4:30pm in Walker
Memorial |