Introduction to Quantum Computing

Coursework



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Coursework

Important:

  • The dates and times below are likely to change, both because the course is being offered for the first time, and because of the pandemic.
  • The relative weighting of submissions in the final score is also subject to change.
Important date In class    What's due Optional reading/etc
BEFORE the first class   (1) Read the About section.
(2) Read about the coursework in this course
Week 1
(1/14, 1/16)
Module 1 Start the review of background material with the intent of completing your notes for this part in the next two weeks.  
9pm 1/20   Submit:
Prep-I of your notebook (The linear algebra part of the review.)
 
Week 2
(1/21, 1/23)
Module 2   Rieffel&Polak: chapters 1,2
9pm 1/27   Submit:
Prep-II of your notebook. (The math/computing part of the review.)
 
Week 3
(1/28, 1/30)
Module 2, Module 3   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 3
9pm 2/3   Submit:
Week-3 of your notebook (All of Module 2, including what we covered in Week-2, except for 2.16, 2.18. No need to include anything from Module-3)
 
Week 4
(2/4, 2/6)
Module 3   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 4
9pm 2/10   Submit:
Module exercises: Module 2.
Week-4 of your notebook (Module 3: up to 3.5)
(This is the only other intense week.)
 
Week 5
(2/11, 2/13)
Module 4   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 5
9pm 2/17   Submit:
Week-5 of your notebook:
Module 3 (3.6 onwards), Module 4 (4.1)
 
Week 6
(2/18, 2/20)
Module 4   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 5
9pm 2/24   Submit:
Week-6 of your notebook:
Module 4: 4.2-4.10
 
Week 7
(2/25, 2/27)
Module 5   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 5
9pm 3/2   Submit:
Exercises: modules 3 and 4
Week-7 of your notebook: 4.11 to 5.5
 
Week 8
(3/4, 3/6)
Module 6    
SPRING BREAK: 3/10 - 3/14
9pm 3/18   Submit:
Module 5 exercises
Week-8 of your notebook: 5.6-5.11
 
Week 9
(3/18, 3/20)
Module 7    
9pm 3/24   Submit:
Exercises: modules 6
(Exercises 6.6, 6.9, 6.12, 6.14 optional for undergrads)
Week-9 of your notebook: Module 6, Module 7 (sections 7.1, 7.3)
 
Week 10
(3/25, 3/27)
Module 8   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 6
9pm 3/31   Submit:
Module exercises: Modules 7 and 8
(Exercises 7.3, 8.3, 8.4 optional for undergrads)
 
Week 11
(4/1, 4/3)
Module 9
Read ahead: Discrete Fourier Transform
 
9pm 4/7   Submit: Week-11 of your notebook: Module 8  
Week 12
(4/8, 4/10)
Module 10   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 7
9pm 4/13   Submit:
Week-12 of your notebook: Module 10, DFT (No narrative notes required for modules 9, 11, 12)
 
Week 13 (4/15, 4/17) Module 11   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 8
9pm 4/21   Submit:
Module 10 exercises (Note: no exercises will be due for modules 9, 11, 12, DFT).
Start exam-prep (see BB announcement)
 
Week 14
(4/22, 4/24)
Module 12    
5pm Fri 4/25   Term-paper (PhD students)  
3pm Tue 5/6   Final exam