Overview
This course covers the learning outcomes and goals of understanding the prospects for a quantum factoring machine, teaching skills such as Quantum Data, Shor's Factoring Algorithm, Error Detection Math, and Qubit Operation. The teaching method includes lectures and experimental demonstrations. The intended audience for this course is individuals interested in quantum computing, cryptography, and quantum algorithms.
Syllabus
Intro
Quantum Data
Shor's Factoring Algorithm
Digital Quantum Computing: Qubit Errors
Error Detection Math
Error Detection Basics
Misidentifying Qubit Errors
Size of Logical Qubits
Classical Factoring
Qubit Operation
Experiment: Linear Chain of 9 qubits
9 Qubit Data: Bit-Flip Error Correction Works!
Goals for Complexity & Quantum Supremacy
Detecting Fake News: A 2-D Horse Race
Quantum Resistant Classical Cryptography
Feynman's Killer App: Simulation of quantum systems
Huge Progress in Algorithms for Quantum Chemistry
Taught by
TheIACR