Quarter
Winter 2019
Faculty Reference
Wim van Dam
Course Type
Special Topics Course
Course Area
Foundations
Enrollment Code
9142
Location
Phelp 3526
Units
4
Day and Time
TR 11:00-12:50
Course Description

This course gives an 
introduction to quantum computing with an emphasis on the computer science part of the field. 
Topics that will be covered are: elementary quantum mechanics, quantum information, quantum gates and circuits, quantum circuit complexity, teleportation, quantum cryptography, Shor's quantum algorithm for factoring integers and discrete logarithms, Grover's quantum searching algorithm, lower bounds in quantum computation, and the future of the field