Computational Physics/Introduction to Quantum Computing PHZ 5156 & PHY 4905

Misak Sargsian

M,W 6:25-7:40pm, Remote Class Zoom link 

Office Hours M,W - 3:30-4:30pm,  OfficeHoursZoom
CP224, sargsian@fiu.edu, 305-348-3954


Lecture 1:  Basic Quantum Mechanics for Quantum Computing
(1) What is Quantum Mechanics
(2) Axioms and Some Theorems of Quantum Mechanics
(3) Copenhagen Interpretation
(4) Entanglement and EPR Paradox
 (5) Spin of Electron
(6) Polarization of Photons
(7) New Algebra
Lecture 2: What is Qubit?
(1)  Classical Bits
 (1)  Quantum Qubits
(3) Quantum Cryptography

        


Lecture 3: Manipulating Qubits

(1) The Bloch Sphere, Spin 1/2
(2) Dynamical Evolution
(3) Manipulating Qubits: Rabi Oscillations
(4) Principles of NMR and MRI
 
Lecture 4: Quantum Correlations

(1) Two-Quibit States
(2) The State Operator (or Density Operator)
(3) The Quantum No-Cloning Theorem
(4) Decoherence
(5) The Bell Inequalities


Lecture 5: Introduction to Quantum Computing

(1) General Remarks
(2) Reversible Calculation
(3) Quantum Logic Gates
(4) The Deutsch Algorithm
(5) Generalization to n+m Qubits
(6) The Grover Search Algorithm
(7) The Quantum Fourier Transformation
(8) The Period of Function
(9) Classical Algorithms and Quantum Algorithms
Lecture 6: Physical Realizations
(1) NMR as a Quantum Computer
(2) Trapped Ions
(3)  Superconducting Qubits
(4) Quantum Dots
 

Lecture 7: Partial Differential Equations:
(1)  Boundary Value Problems and the Relaxation Method
(2)  Faster Method for Boundary Value Problems
(3)  Initial Value Problems
 


Lecture 8: Quantum Information
(1) Teleportation
(2) Shannon Entropy
(3)  Von Neumann Entropy
(4) Quantum Error Correction



Appendix: Python Installation
Python code examples for QComp

 ?   Information.

 QCompEverybody



Suggested Books


1. "Quantum Computing for Everyone"
Chris Bernhardt

2."Quantum Information and Quantum Computing"
  Michel Le Bellac

3.Quantum Computing with Python
Sarah Kaiser, Christopher Granade

 

The  pieces of the Final Grade:

Homeworks  (60%)
Final Project (40%)

 

Homework Assignments:
(10% less for each day of the late homework)

HW1 ( due  Jan 31 )

 HW2  (due  Feb 28)

HW3   (due March 22)
 
HW4  (due April 5)
 
HW5  (due  April 7)

HW6  (due  April 12)

HW7  (due  April 22)

HW8 (due  April 22)

HW9 (due  )

HW10 (due  )

HW11 (due  )

HW12 (due  )

 Project (due  )  (choose one of the projects)
Library

 Grades (10% less for each day of late homeworks)
>90 A
>85 A-
>80 B+
>60 B
>50 B-
>40 C
>30 C-
>20 D
<20 F
 

  

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