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Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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CS428 | Principles of Quantum Computing | 3 | 2 | 6 | Friday, 09:00-11:50 | |||||
Prerequisite | None | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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Lecturer | Ali Almisreb | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 9:00-10:00 Thursday: 13:00-17:00 Friday: 9:00-11:00 Saturday: 8:00-18:00 Via Teams Sunday: 8:00-18:00 Via Teams |
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aalmisreb@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
Assistant | Assistant E-mail | |||||||||
Course Objectives | The objectives of the course are: 1. To provide students with the necessary knowledge about quantum computing and the world's most recent quantum programming tools. 2. To help students embrace this futuristic technology and participate in applying quantum technologies to solve problems. 3. To Introduce the Quantum Gates and their usage in Quantum circuits. 4. To Introduce the Quantum circuits and their implementation in solving real-world problems. |
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Textbook | 1. Learn Quantum Computation Using Qiskit, [Online], IBM, 2023. 2. Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition, 2010. 3. N. David Mermin, Quantum Computer Science An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 4. David McMahon, Quantum computing explained, Wiley, 2007. | |||||||||
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Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
Teaching Methods | Classes will be carried out through weekly lessons, including lab programming examples and practical exercises. | |||||||||
Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
Week 1 | Introduction to Linear Algebra for Quantum Computing | Qiskit Textbook Chapter 0 and Hands-on | ||||||||
Week 2 | Quantum Computation: History & Overview | Mike & Ike Chapter 1 | ||||||||
Week 3 | Quantum states and Qubits | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 1 | ||||||||
Week 4 | Single Qubits and Multi-Qubits gates | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 2 | ||||||||
Week 5 | Quantum Problems | Qiskit Textbook and Hands-on | ||||||||
Week 6 | Quantum Algorithms: Teleportation, Superdense Coding, Deutsch-Josza Algorithm | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 3 | ||||||||
Week 7 | Mid-Term Exam | |||||||||
Week 8 | Quantum Algorithms: Bernstein-Vazirani, Simon's Algorithm, Quantum Fourier Transform | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 3 | ||||||||
Week 9 | Quantum Algorithms for Applications | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 4 | ||||||||
Week 10 | Investigating Quantum Hardware Using Qiskit: Calibrating qubits, Introduction to Quantum Error Correction | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 5 | ||||||||
Week 11 | Investigating Quantum Hardware Using Qiskit: Randomized Benchmarking, Measuring Quantum Volume | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 5 | ||||||||
Week 12 | Implementations of Recent Quantum Algorithms: The Variational Quantum Linear Solver | Qiskit Textbook-Chapter 6 | ||||||||
Week 13 | Quantum Cryptography | Quantum computing explained-Chapter 11 | ||||||||
Week 14 | Grovers search algorithm | Qiskit Textbook-3.8 | ||||||||
Week 15 | Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning | Qiskit Textbook |
Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 | ||
Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
Lab Work | 5 | 15 | ||
Exercises | 5 | 10 | ||
Quizzes | 2 | 10 | ||
Midterm | 1 | 25 | ||
*** ECTS Credit Calculation *** |
Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
home study | 2 | 15 | 30 | final exam | 10 | 2 | 20 | |||
Lab Work | 2 | 15 | 30 | Exercises | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
Quizzes | 5 | 2 | 10 | mid-term exam | 20 | 2 | 40 | |||
Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
*T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 09/11/2023 |