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MATH 4821

Quantum Computing (Honours)

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

Space of quantum bits; entanglement. Observables in quantum mechanics. Density matrix and Schmidt decomposition. Quantum cryptography. Classical and quantum logic gates. Quantum Fourier transform. Shor's quantum algorithm for factorization of integers.

2020

Topics

  • Basics of quantum mechanics. Quantum states.
  • Quantum entanglement.
  • Classical and quantum information theory.
  • Quantum computations.
  • Quantum cryptography.
  • Shor’s quantum algorithm for fast factorization.
  • Additional selected topics

Prerequisites & course information

Precludes additional credit for COMP 4114 . Prerequisite(s): MATH 2152 (or MATH 2107 ) with a grade of C+ or better, and permission of the School. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 5821 , for which additional credit is precluded. Lectures three hours a week.

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