Note: The following provides a suggested course description,
objectives, and an outline. These may be modified pending discussion with
the Faculty Chairs, proposing faculty, and other curriculum
reviewers.
Course Description: Quantum computing deals with
how to use the principles of quantum physics (related to multiple states,
entanglement, coherence, etc.) to perform certain types of calculations
much more efficiently than a classical computer that is based on
binary switching devices. This course introduces the concepts of
quantum computing and the theory of quantum information. Topics include
efficient quantum algorithms, fault-tolerant quantum computing, quantum
error-correcting codes, security of quantum information processing, and
possible physical implemenations of quantum computers.
