This lecture schedule may evolve as the semester progresses. Recommended readings are from Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Nielsen and Chuang.
| Dates | Topics | Reading | Deadlines | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Review for math background | |||
| Aug 29, 31 | From classical to quantum information | 1.1, 3.2.5, 1.2, 1.3.1-5, 2.2.1-5 | First lecture on Aug 29 | |
| Sep 5, 7 | Quantum information, quantum protocols | 1.3.6-7, 2.2.7-8, 2.3 | ||
| Sep 12, 14 | Quantum circuits | 4.1-6 | A1: Sep 13 | |
| Sep 19, 21 | Introductory quantum algorithms | 1.4.1-4 | ||
| Sep 26, 28 | Quantum Fourier transform, phase estimation | 5.1-2 | A2: Sep 27 | |
| Oct 3, 5 | Order finding, factoring, unstructured search | 5.3, 6.1, 6.3-4 | ||
| Oct 10, 12 | Unstructured search, quantum simulation | 6.6, 4.7 | Project proposal: Oct 11 | |
| Oct 17, 19 | Quantum complexity theory | 3.2.1-4 | A3: Oct 18 | |
| Oct 24, 26 | Open quantum systems | 2.4, 8.1-3 | ||
| Oct 31, Nov 2 | Quantum operations, distance measures | 2.2.6, 9.1-2 | A4: Nov 1 | |
| Nov 7, 9 | Quantum error correction | 10.1-4 | Project report: Nov 8 | |
| Nov 14, 16 | Stabilizer codes, fault tolerance | 10.5-6 | A5: Nov 15 | |
| Entropy, compression, entanglement transformations | 11.1-3, 12.2, 12.5.2 | No lectures during the week of Thanksgiving | ||
| Nov 28, 30 | Holevo bound, channel capacities | 12.1, 12.3-4 | ||
| Dec 5, 7 | Nonlocality, quantum cryptography | 2.6, 12.6 | Project: Dec 6 | Last lecture on Dec 7 |
| Final exam: Dec 13 |