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 | |||
| Sep 3 | From classical to quantum information | 1.1, 3.2.5, 1.2 | First lecture on Sep 3 | |
| Sep 8, 10 | Quantum information | 2.2.1-5, 2.2.7-8 | ||
| Sep 15, 17 | Quantum protocols, quantum circuits | 1.3.1-7, 2.3, 4.1-6 | ||
| Sep 22, 24 | Introductory quantum algorithms | 1.4.1-4 | A1: Sep 23 | |
| Sep 29, Oct 1 | Quantum Fourier transform, phase estimation | 5.1-2 | ||
| Oct 6, 8 | Phase estimation, order finding | 5.3 | A2: Oct 7 | |
| Oct 15 | Factoring, unstructured search | 5.3, 6.1 | No class on Oct 13 (fall break) | |
| Oct 20, 22 | Unstructured search, quantum simulation | 6.3-4, 6.6, 4.7 | Project proposal: Oct 21 | |
| Oct 27, 29 | Quantum complexity theory | 3.2.1-4 | A3: Oct 28 | |
| Nov 3, 5 | Open quantum systems | 2.4, 8.1-3 | ||
| Nov 10, 12 | Quantum operations, distance measures | 2.2.6, 9.1-2 | A4: Nov 11 | |
| Nov 17, 19 | Quantum error correction | 10.1-4 | Project report: Nov 18 | |
| Nov 24 | Stabilizer codes, fault tolerance | 10.5-6 | A5: Nov 25 | No class on Nov 26 (Thanksgiving break) |
| Dec 1, 3 | Entropy, compression, entanglement transformations | 11.1-3, 12.2, 12.5.2 | Project peer review: Dec 2 | |
| Dec 8, 10 | Nonlocality, quantum cryptography | 2.6, 12.6 | Project: Dec 9 | Last lecture on Dec 10 |
| Final exam: Dec 17 |