Week
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Topic
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Content and Reading
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Teaching Activities /
Homework
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Student workload expectations
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In-class hours
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Preparation hours
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1
2/17
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Course Introduction
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Introduction to the course, quantum mechanics 101 (Double spit experiment, electron spin), computational tools
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Lecture
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2
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2
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2
2/24
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Introduction
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Quantum mechanics 101 (wave-particle duality, Schrodinger equation), numerical tools
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Set up the environment: conda, Jupyter notebook, python etc
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3
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2
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3
3/3
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Quantum mechanics 101 |
Fundamentals of quantum mechanics
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HW1: linear algebra
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3
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4
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4
3/10
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Quantum circuits
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Linear Algebra, Circuit model, Single qubit, Spin rotation, Bloch sphere
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Demo: Qiskit
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3
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2
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5
3/17
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Quantum circuits |
Circuit model, Single qubit, Spin rotation, Bloch sphere, Measurement
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3
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2
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6
3/24
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Quantum circuits
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Multiple gate operations, entanglement, EPR, Bell basis, universal gates
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Hands-on exercise 1
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3
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2
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7
3/31
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Quantum circuits
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Random number generator,
Function evaluation, quantum adder, Phase, kickback
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3
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4
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8
4/7
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Quantum algorithms I
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Deutsch algorithm, Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm, Simon’s algorithm,
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3
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4
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9
4/14
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Midterm week
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No class
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HW2 |
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10
4/21
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Quantum algorithms I
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Superdense coding, teleportation
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Hands-on exercise 2
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3
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2
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11
4/28
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Quantum simulation
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Simulating quantum dynamics
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3
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4
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12
5/5
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Quantum algorithms II
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Quantum Fourier transform, phase estimation, Period finding, Shor’s factorization
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HW3: Fourier transform
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3
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4
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13
5/12
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Quantum algorithms II
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Quantum search algorithm, random walk
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3
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3
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14
5/19
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Quantum algorithms III |
Annealing, variational quantum eigensolver, Quantum machine learning
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Hands-on exercise 3
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3
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2
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15
5/26
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Final projects
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Students’ final project presentation
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3
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2
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16
6/2
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Final projects
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Students’ final project presentation
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3
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4
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17
6/9
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18
6/17
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