QUANTUM COMPUTATION
PHYS 650 - Fall 2009
Lecture notes (click on topic to access)
Number
Date
Topic
Lectures 1 - 2
February 10, 12
 
The weird world of quantum infromation
Lecture 3
February 17
 
Review of quantum mechanics
Lecture 4
February 19
 
Review of linear algebra and quantum mechanics
Lectures 5 - 6
February 23, 24
 
Stern-Gerlach experiment, Quantum teleportation
 
Computer simulation: Stern-Gerlach experiment
 
Review quiz #1
Lecture 7
February 26
 
Introduction to computer science
Lecture 8
March 3
 
Quantum circuits
Lecture 9
March 5
 
Quantum circuits contd. Quantum algorithms
  Private and public key cryptography
Lectures 10 - 11
March 9, 10
 
Factoring. Shor's algorithm
 
Review quiz #2
Lecture 12
March 12
 
Quantum parallelism, Deutch's algorithm
Lecture 13
April 6
 
Quantum search algorithm, (Grover's search)
Lecture 14
April 7
 
Grover's search, two-bit example
Lecture 15
April 9
 
Quantum computation with neutral atoms
 
Computer simulation: Lasers
 
Laser cooling and trapping (The Atomic Lab, BEC)
Lectures 16 - 17
April 13, 14
 
Quantum computation with trapped ions
 
Review quiz #3
Lecture 18
April 27
 
NMR. Quantum dots. Solid state quantum computation schemes.
Lecture 19
April 28
 
Superconducting qubits. Electrons on liquid Helium. Cavity QED.
Lecture 20
April 30
 
Quantum error correction.