Mathematics (MATH)
School of Mathematics and Statistics
MATH 5821 [0.5 credit] (MAT 5341)
Quantum Computing
Space of quantum bits; entanglement. Observables in quantum mechanics. Density matrix and Schmidt decomposition. Quantum cryptography. Classical and quantum logic gates. Quantum Fourier transform. Shor's quantum algorithm for factorization of integers. Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 4821, for which additional credit is precluded.Prerequisite: MATH 1102, or permission of the School.
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