QUC955 - Quantum Computing

Subject Title
Quantum Computing

Subject Description
This course introduces students to the essentials of quantum computing: the nature of quantum computers, how they are built, how they work, and how to program them. Students learn the core algorithms of quantum computing and create their own implementations of them, as well as learn to solve new problems using quantum programs. 

Credit Status
One Credit

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: 

1. Describe the basic mathematical techniques of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics using Dirac notation. 
2. Use Dirac notation to solve basic quantum problems. 
3. Use the formalism of qubits to explain and solve quantum and quantum computing problems. 
4. Use the idea and formalism of Bloch spheres and teleportation to explain and solve quantum and quantum computing problems. 
5. Use industry-standard simulation tools to code and run the core canon of quantum algorithms (e.g., Deutsch, Bernstein-Vazirani, Grover and Shor). 
6. Use industry-standard simulation tools to code quantum computing solutions to new problems. 
7. Describe the use of error correction in quantum computing. 
8. Describe the engineering constraints and issues involved in building the hardware for quantum computing. 

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