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Week 1

Week 1

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Thu
Feb 25

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Introductions and Quantum Cryptography
  • Growth Mindset and Ungrading
  • Group Strategies
  • Quantum Cryptography
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Fri
Feb 26

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  • Rough Draft PSet 1 Due To Canvas

Week 2

Week 2

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Mon
Mar 1

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Tues
Mar 2

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Crypto
  • Describe properties of photons (esp. measurement)
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Thurs
Mar 4

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Crypto
  • Describe the BB84 protocol
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Fri
Mar 5

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Lecture:
Assessments:
  • Quiz 1 (up to PSet 1) on Canvas
  • Rough Draft PSet 2

Week 3

Week 3

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Mon
Mar 8

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Tues
Mar 9

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Use vectors to describe qubit states and measurements
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    Thurs
    Mar 11

    Topics/Goals:
    Use vectors to describe qubit states and measurements
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    Fri
    Mar 12

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    Lecture:
    Assessments:
    • Quiz 1 revision due (as needed)
    • Quiz 2 (up to PSet 2)
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 3

    Week 4

    Week 4

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    Mon
    Mar 15

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    Tues
    Mar 16

    Topics/Goals:
    CHSH Game
    Lecture:
    Assessments:
    • PSet 3 self-assessment due

    Thurs
    Mar 18

    Topics/Goals:
    CHSH + Entanglement
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    Fri
    Mar 19

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    Lecture:
    Assessments:
    • Quiz 2 revision due (as needed)
    • Quiz 3 (up to PSet 3)
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 4

    Week 5

    Week 5

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    Mon
    Mar 22

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    Tues
    Mar 23

    Topics/Goals:
    Quantum Bomb Detection
    • Describe one photon with 2 qubits
    • Analyze the Bomb Detection Scheme
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    Thurs
    Mar 25

    Topics/Goals:
    Quantum Bomb Detection
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    Fri
    Mar 26

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    Assessments:
    • Quiz 3 revision due (as needed)
    • Quiz 4 (up to PSet 4)
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 5

    Week 6

    Week 6

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    Mon
    March 29

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    Assessments:
    • Problem Set 5 Due
    • Midterm Assessment assigned, due Wednesday 4/7
    • Problem Set 6 Assigned, due 4/5

    Tues
    Mar 30

    Topics/Goals:
    Quantum Gates
    Lecture:
    Assessments:
    • PSet 5 self-assessment due

    Thurs
    Apr 1

    Topics/Goals:
    Deutsch's Algorithm/Quantum Circuits
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    Fri
    April 2

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    • Quiz 4 revision due (as needed)
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 6

    Week 7

    Week 7

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    Mon
    Apr 5

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    Tues
    Apr 6

    Topics/Goals:
    Science and Language
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    • Midterm (due Wed, 4/7)

    Thurs
    Apr 8

    Mid semester break

    Week 8

    Week 8

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    Mon
    April 12

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    Tues
    Apr 13

    Topics/Goals:
    Deutsch's Algorithm
    Lecture:
    Assessments:
    • Problem Set 6 self-assessment due
    • Midsemester Reflection (on OneNote) and schedule midsemester check-in at go/kimmelHours for April 16

    Thurs
    Apr 15

    Topics/Goals:
    Deutsch's Algorithm, Probabilistic Computation
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    • Midsemester Assessment Revision (as needed)

    Fri
    Apr 16

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    Week 9

    Week 9

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    Mon
    Apr 19

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    Tues
    Apr 20

    Topics/Goals:
    Path Integral Interference
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    Assessments:
    • PSet 7 self-assessment due

    Thurs
    Apr 22

    Topics/Goals:
    Period Finding Algorithm
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    Fri
    Apr 23

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    • Quiz 6 revision due (as needed)
    • Quiz 7
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 8

    Week 10

    Week 10

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    Mon
    Apr 26

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    Tues
    Apr 27

    Topics/Goals:
    Period Finding
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    Thurs
    Apr 29

    Topics/Goals:
    Period Finding
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    Fri
    Apr 30

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    Assessments:
    • Quiz 7 revision due (as needed)
    • Quiz 8
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 9

    Week 11

    Week 11

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    Mon
    May 3

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    Tues
    May 4

    Topics/Goals:
    Error Correction
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    Thurs
    May 6

    Topics/Goals:
    Error Correction
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    • (Optional) Rough Draft of Programming Assignment Due

    Fri
    May 7

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    • Quiz 8 revision due (as needed)
    • Quiz 9 cancelled!
    • Rough Draft Problem Set 10

    Week 12

    Week 12

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    Mon
    May 10

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    Tues
    May 11

    Spring Symposium

    Thurs
    May 13

    Topics/Goals:
    Trust and Hype
    Lecture:
    Error Correction and Hype: Bonus video on Partial Measurement:
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    Fri
    May 14

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    Week 13

    Week 13

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    Mon
    May 17

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    Tues
    May 18

    Topics/Goals:
    Building a Quantum Computer
    • With guest instructor Prof. Paul Hess from the physics Dept.
    Lecture:
    Assessments:
    • Quiz 10 Revision (as needed)
    • Final Assessment(due Sunday 5/23)

    Thurs
    May 20

    Topics/Goals:
    Reflections and Evaluations
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    Finals Period

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    • I will return final to you by Tues 5/25
    • Final revision due Wed 5/26
    • Final grade proposal due Wed 5/26
    • Grade proposal meetings: Thurs-Friday 5/27-5/28
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