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
(1/16, 1/18)
Module 1 Start the review of background material with the intent of completing your notes for this part in the next two weeks.  
9pm 1/22   Submit:
Prep-I of your notebook (The linear algebra part of the review.)
 
Week 2
(1/23, 1/25)
Module 1, Module 2   Rieffel&Polak: chapters 1,2
9pm 1/29   Submit:
Prep-II of your notebook. (The math/computing part of the review.)
 
Week 3
(1/30, 2/1)
Module 2   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 3
9pm 2/5   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
(2/6, 2/8)
Module 3   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 4
9pm 2/12   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
(2/13, 2/15)
Module 3, Module 4   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 5
9pm 2/19   Submit:
Week-5 of your notebook:
Module 3 (3.6 onwards), Module 4 (4.1)
 
Week 6
(2/20, 2/22)
Module 4   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 5
9pm 2/26   Submit:
Week-6 of your notebook:
Module 4: 4.2-4.10
 
Week 7
(2/27, 2/29)
Module 5   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 5
9pm 3/4   Submit:
Exercises: modules 3 and 4
Week-7 of your notebook: 4.11 to 5.5
 
Week 8
(3/5, 3/7)
Module 6    
SPRING BREAK: 3/11 - 3/15
9pm 3/18   Submit:
Module 5 exercises
Week-8 of your notebook: 5.6-5.11
 
Week 9
(3/19, 3/21)
Module 7    
9pm 3/25   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
(3/26, 3/28)
Module 8   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 6
9pm 4/1   Submit:
Module exercises: Modules 7 and 8
(Exercises 7.3, 8.3, 8.4 optional for undergrads)
 
Week 11
(4/2, 4/4)
Module 9 NOTE: no class 4/4
Read ahead: Discrete Fourier Transform
 
9pm 4/8   Submit: Week-11 of your notebook: Module 8  
Week 12
(4/9, 4/11)
Module 10   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 7
9pm 4/14   Submit:
Week-12 of your notebook: Module 10, DFT (No narrative notes required for modules 9, 11, 12)
 
Week 13 (4/16, 4/18) Module 11   Rieffel&Polak: chapter 8
9pm 4/22   Submit:
Module 10 exercises (Note: no exercises will be due for modules 9, 11, 12, DFT).
Start exam-prep (see BB announcement)
 
Week 14
(4/23, 4/25)
Module 12 Assessment participation points (see BB for details)  
5pm Fri 4/26   Term-paper (PhD students)  
9pm Mon 5/6   Assessment due  
3pm Tue 5/7   Final exam in T-208