Spring 2025

PHYSICS C191 002 - LEC 002

Introduction to Quantum Computing

Geoffrey Penington, Alp Sipahigil, K Birgitta Whaley

Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Physics Building 2

Class #:23222

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Physics

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 50

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 50

Waitlist Max: 0

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: CHEM C191, COMPSCI C191

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Geoffrey Penington

+ 1 Independent Study

PHYSICS 299 069 069IND

Other classes by Alp Sipahigil

+ 1 Independent Study

PHYSICS 299 071 071IND

Other classes by K Birgitta Whaley

+ 2 Independent Study

This multidisciplinary course provides an introduction to fundamental conceptual aspects of quantum mechanics from a computational and informational theoretic perspective, as well as physical implementations and technological applications of quantum information science. Basic sections of quantum algorithms, complexity, and cryptography, will be touched upon, as well as pertinent physical realizations from nanoscale science and engineering.

Class Notes

Prerequisites: Physics 77 or Data Science 8 or Computer Science 61A or an introductory Python course, or equivalent, or permission from instructor; Physics 89 or Mathematics 54 or Electrical Engineering 16A/B.

The class is reserved to Physics and Astrophysics students. If there will be .. show more