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Introduction to Quantum Computing for Everyone 2 (edX)

Offered by University of Chicago, UChicagoX,
Introduction to Quantum Computing for Everyone 2 (edX)

This course focuses on the mathematics, programming, operations, and algorithms of quantum computing. A follow-on to Intro to QC for Everyone 1, this course delves deeper into the mathematical basis for quantum computing and the programming that makes it a reality. Students will be taught all of the mathematical concepts they need to know, build up confidence and experience with individual and small groups of operations, then learn a sequence of important algorithms.

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What you'll learn

  • The linear algebra concepts that are used to create useful quantum algorithms
  • Small sequences of operations that perform important QC operations
  • How to program with Qiskit, used for the IBM cloud quantum computers
  • Learn several quantum algorithms

This course is part of the Quantum Computing for Everyone Professional Certificate.

Syllabus

  • Linear Algebra
  • Toffoli Gate
  • Phase-Flip
  • EPR Pairs
  • Amplitude Amplification
  • Bernstein-Vazarani algorithm
  • Simon’s algorithm
  • Decoherence
  • Error Correction
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