MATH 5821
Quantum Computing
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 . Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 4821 , for which additional credit is precluded.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MATH 5821F F20 ↗2020