Introduction to Quantum Information and Computing
Physics 398QIC
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Mon/Wed 10:00-11:20 |
David Deutsch, Charles Bennett and Peter Shor (L to R) accept the Dirac Medal in 2017 (ICTP Trieste) |
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Loomis 276 |
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Who |
Prof. Doug Beck |
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Brock Brendal (HW) |
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What |
Introduction to quantum information and computing. Prerequisite Phys. 214 or equivalent. |
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Course Material |
We will use Smart.Physics; to get started just click on the link! |
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iClicker Cloud |
We will use the phone-based iClicker App ("iClicker Reef" in the App Store and Google Play) in class. If this is your first time using this application, click the “Create an Account” link at the top. Otherwise Sign In. Please use your netid@illinois.edu email address to create an account. Once logged in, click the plus sign in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Enter “Physics Dept: University of Illinois at Urbana” for your institution. Enter 398QIC as the course name.
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HW, Exam Submission |
All at the course Gradescope page, choose Phys398QIC. This course uses the College of Engineering Computer-Based Testing Facilit service. CBTF Online for its exams. The policies of the CBTF are the policies of this course, and academic integrity infractions related to the CBTF are infractions in this course. If you have accommodations identified by the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services (DRES) for exams, please email your Letter of Accommodations (LOA) to CBTF Manager Carleen Sacris at sacris1@illinois.edu before you make your first exam reservation. If you have any issue during an exam, please inform the proctor immediately. Work with the proctor to resolve the issue at the time before logging off. Review all instructions on the CBTF website before your first exam: https://cbtf.engr.illinois.edu/cbtf-online/index.html. For Phys398QIC you will download the exam from box (DO NOT PREVIEW) a maximum of 10 min. prior to the exam. You will have 80 min/180 min for semester/final exams, respectively, with a proctor from CBTF. After completing the exam and checking out of CBTF, you will have 10 min. to upload your answers to Gradescope. |
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Grading
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The course will comprise weekly homework (25%), final exam (25%), two midterm exams (15% each), pre-class reading and checkpoint questions (10%), and class participation (10, 9, 7, 4, 0% for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 absences), recorded in the course gradebook. The late homework policy is 20% reduction if submitted less than 2 weeks late and before the final course deadline, whichever is earlier. There are bonus points (maximum 3%) for checkpoint questions answered correctly in class. The (lower) grade boundaries will be A+ (97), A (94), A- (91), B+ (88), B (85), B- (82), C+ (78), C (74), C- (70), D+ (66), D (62), D- (58), F (54) |
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Text |
D. McMahon, Quantum Computing Explained, 1st Edition, 2008 (required).
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Class responsibilities |
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DEI |
Diversity, equity and inclusion
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Just in case |
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References |
on reserve at the Grainger Library. Books with * are among my favorites Wilde, Mark; Quantum Information Theory (2017) available online Holik, Federico, et al; What is Quantum Information (2017) available online Marinescu, Dan & Marinescu, Gabriela; Classical and Quantum Information (2012) available online Hayashi, Masahito; Introduction to quantum information science (2014) available online Benatti, Fabio; Quantum Information, Computation and Cryptography: An Introductory Survey of Theory, Technology and Experiments (2010) available online Hidary, Jack; Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach (2019) available online Bernhardt, Chris; Quantum Computing for Everyone (2019) available online Fujii, Keisuke, Quantum Computation with Topological Codes: From Qubits to Fault-Tolerance (2015) available online Pathak, Anirban; Elements of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication (2013) available online Bera, Rajendra; The Amazing World of Quantum Computing (2020) available online Motodi, Tzvetan, et al.; Quantum Computing for Computer Architects (2011) available online Mermin, David; Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction (2007) available online 530.12G875I2005 Griffiths, David J.; Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition
*530.12 Sa2m2011Sakurai, J. J. and Napolitano, J Modern Quantum Mechanics *QC174.45 .S28 Sakurai, J. J Advanced Quantum Mechanics *530.12 F43Q Feynman, R. P. and Hibbs, A. R. Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals Gozzi, E, Cattaruzza, E and Pagani C Path Integrals for Pedestrians 530.12 K662p2004 Kleinert, H Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets *530.12 B55R Bjorken, J. D. and Drell, S. D Relativistic Quantum Mechanics NOT on reserve *539.1 SCH3Q Schiff, Leonard Quantum Mechanics *530.12 M55Q Merzbacher, Eugen Quantum Mechanics *539.1 D62p1958 Dirac, Paul The Principles of Quantum Mechanics *530.12 M56met1961 Messiah, Albert Quantum Mechanics v.1&2 510.2453 M42M1970 Mathews, J and Walker, R Mathematical Methods of Physics *537.6 J13C1975 Jackson, J. D. Classical Electrodynamics 531 G57c1980 Goldstein, H Classical Mechanics *QA805.L2832007 Landau, L. D. and Lifshitz E. M Mechanics 530.143 P437I Peskin, M. E. and Schroeder, D. V. An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory |
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