Quantum Computing

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This is an introductory course in quantum computing and quantum information theory. Students learn how to carry out explicit calculations and gain a fundamental grasp of quantum mechanics, quantum computation, teleportation, quantum cryptography, entanglement, quantum algorithms, and error correction. The course covers the fundamentals of quantum computing needed to study more advanced quantum mechanical concepts. Students learn the basics of programming an actual quantum computer. Requisite Courses: MATH-1201(3) or permission of the instructor (must be taken previously or at the same time as this course); MATH-2203 or PHYS-2106 (recommended to be taken previously or at the same time as this course).