Problem-based assignments

Assessment Type ¹: Problem set Indicative Time on Task ²: 32 hours Due: see iLearn Weighting: 60%

Sets of problems based on lecture content

On successful completion you will be able to:

• explain the basic theoretical concepts and elements needed for quantum information processing
• solve basic analytical and numerical problems in quantum information theory
• critically evaluate the potential and limitations of a quantum computer
• describe and model currently existing atom-based implementations of a quantum computer and their technical limitations

Final examination

Assessment Type ¹: Examination Indicative Time on Task ²: 20 hours Due: see iLearn Weighting: 40%

Final examination covering all course content

On successful completion you will be able to:

• explain the basic theoretical concepts and elements needed for quantum information processing
• solve basic analytical and numerical problems in quantum information theory
• critically evaluate the potential and limitations of a quantum computer
• describe and model implementations of a quantum computer and their technical limitations

¹ If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

• the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
• the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

² Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

 

Topics covered in this course

* Measurement theory * Tensor products * Fidelity * No-cloning * Quantum teleportation * Superdense coding * Classical computation with quantum gates * Clean function evaluation (|x>|0> -> |x>|f(x)>) * Phase oracles * Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm * Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm * Simon's algorithm * Period finding * Shor's algorithm * Grover's algorithm * Amplitude amplification * Phase Estimation * Hamiltonian simulation * Quantum metrology * Quantum channels: POVMs, Krauss representations of superoperators, Lindblad form of master eqs. *Stabilizer Formalism * Brief into to classical error correction* Quantum stabilizer codes including the Steane code and the toric code, fault tolerant gates and the threshold theorem. * Alternatives to the circuit model of quantum computation: measurement based quantum computation

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