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Course info
- Professor: Victoria Manfredi,
vumanfredi [at] wesleyan.edu,
Exley 627,
860-685-2194
- Lectures: ??? , Exley 627
- In-person office hours (in my office):
Mon 3:30-5p, Tu 3-4:30p, Wed 4:30-6p, and by appointment.
- Virtual office hours (on Zoom):
Email me to set-up a time to meet, sometime within my in-person office hours if possible.
- Announcements and online discussion:
We'll use Google Classroom. I will add you, but you should double-check that you've been added and receive announcements, etc.
Description
This course will give an introduction to quantum computing, cryptography, and communication from a computer science perspective. Basic concepts such as qubits, entanglement, teleportation, quantum gates, and quantum measurements will be introduced, and key algorithms such as Simons', Shor's and Grover's will be covered. This course will additionally involve some coding using Qiskit.
Pre-requisites
Some background in linear algebra (e.g., MATH 221 or 223) and probability (e.g., MATH 132) is highly recommended, though the basics will be reviewed at the start of the course.
Assessment
Your grade will be based on approximately 7 homework assignments (70%), and a final project (30%).
Assignments will be posted on the
schedule.
All work must be submitted electronically. Grades will be posted on Google classroom, with feedback on homework either given on paper or electronically. It is your responsibility to check your grades and feedback and report any
issues promptly. It is always possible for mistakes to happen in
recording scores, especially in larger classes. If I do not hear about a
problem, it will not be fixed.
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