Lectures: MW
10:30 to 11:50 am, Room:
MC 4044
Office hours: by
appointment
Lectures/notes | Homework |
Announcements
May 27: Physics students may register for this course as CO 781.
May 26: There will be no lectures from June 2--11. All make up lectures are on Fridays, 10:30--11:50 am. Some classes were made up on May 16 and 23. The remaining make up classes will be announced in class, but are tentatively planned to be on July 4 and 11.
May 16: The May 16--28 lectures are being held in the IQC research room in MC, on the 5th floor (North of the IQC student office, on the side across).
Past announcements are available here.
Instructors
Debbie Leung1 and Ashwin Nayak2
1C&O and IQC, U. Waterloo.
Contact information: here.
2C&O and IQC, U. Waterloo,
and Perimeter Institute.
Contact information: here.
Outline
In this graduate level course, we further develop three inter-related subjects: quantum information theory, error-correction, and cryptography.
Topics to be covered:
Prerequisites: We assume knowledge of basic linear algebra, theoretical
computer science, and the material in a first course in quantum
computation, such as CO
681, Introduction to Quantum Information Processing. Students are
expected to show a fair bit of mathematical maturity.
References
Evaluation
The final mark in the course will be based on four homeworks, and a term paper. The weight given to the different components is
Homework
There will be four graded homework assignments in all. The homeworks will be posted here and will be due generally after two weeks. Please drop off the homework as per the instructions therein.
Each assignment consists of several questions. You are expected to attempt all of them. You should be able to solve most of the problems in the homework on your own if you have understood the lectures. However you can expect an odd question that will require additional thought. You may work on the homework in small groups (and are encouraged to do so, in case of difficulty). You may also consult us. However, you should write up the solutions on your own and mention all sources of help.
Term paper
This will consist of further reading on a topic of your choice. You will be required to make a short presentation to us and to the rest of the class. You will also be required to write a brief report on your topic. Details will be provided later in the term.