2024 Fall MATH 24 001 SEM 001

2024 Fall

MATH 24 001 - SEM 001

Freshman Seminars

Classical and Quantum Walks

Francisco A Grunbaum

Aug 28, 2024 - Oct 10, 2024
Th
10:00 am - 11:59 am
Class #:21778
Units:1

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Mathematics

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 3
Enrolled: 17
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 20
Waitlist Max: 10
Open Reserved Seats:
2 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance

Hours & Workload

1 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials, and 2 hours of outside work hours.

Final Exam

FRI, DECEMBER 20TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Evans 939

Course Catalog Description

The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.

Class Description

Random walks (whatever they are) have been used as models to understand all sorts of phenomena. More recently this has been enriched with the introduction of so-called "quantum walks." I will explain what this is all about and illustrate some of the surprising results one can explain with these tools by looking at the so-called Parrondo's paradox (you may want to Google this one).

Class Notes

Please note that this course is a 7-week class.
Classes will take place the first seven weeks of the semester, for two hours each week.

Rules & Requirements

Requisites

  • Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance

Repeat Rules

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

Open Reserved Seats:
2 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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eTextbooks

Associated Sections

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