Lecture Topics

DateDescription
September 30 Motivation: pt1 (slides) & pt2 (slides) and Administrivia (slides)
October 2 Computing with Linear Algebra (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 5 Computing with Linear Algebra II (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 7 The Quantum Computing Model (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 9 The Quantum Computing Model II (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 12 Product States (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 14 Product States II (minimal slides)
Notes 1
October 16 Quantum Circuits (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2 and Notes 3
October 19 Quantum Circuits II (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 21 Quantum Information (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 23 Quantum Information II (minimal slides)
Notes 1
October 26 Quantum Algorithms: Deutsch-Josza (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 28 Quantum Algorithms: Phase Estimation & Factoring (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
October 30 Quantum Algorithms: Search (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 2 Hamiltonian Simulation: Schrodinger's Equation (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 4 Hamiltonian Simulation: Grover Redux (minimal slides)
Notes 1
November 6 Fermionic Simulation: overview and deep dive pt.1 (slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 9 More Fermionic Simulation: deep dive pt.2 and deep dive pt.3
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 13 Hamiltonian Simulation: Linear Systems (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 16 Diagrammatic Reasoning (minimal slides)
November 18 More Diagrammatic Reasoning (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 20 Quantum Complexity Theory (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
November 23 Non-local Games (minimal slides)
Notes 1
November 30 Randomness Expansion (minimal slides)
December 2 Stabilizer States & Circuits (minimal slides)
December 4 Classical Simulation of Quantum Circuits (minimal slides)
Notes 1
December 7 Hidden Subgroup Problem (HSP) (minimal slides)
Notes 1 and Notes 2
December 9 Solving the Abelian HSP (minimal slides)
December 11 Solving the Non-Abelian HSP (minimal slides)
Notes 1