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CS-4134: Quantum Computation and Information Processing

Description: Quantum states and quantum phenomena. Quantum communication concepts such as superdense coding, teleportation, and complexity. Classical and quantum circuits and gate sets for computation. Quantum algorithms and comparison to classical algorithms. Quantum computational complexity theory and complexity classes. Quantum information concepts such as density operators, measurements, and quantum channels. Error correction, the stabilizer formalism, and fault-tolerance. The adiabatic theorem and adiabatic quantum computation. Entanglement and entanglement measures.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH-2114H or MATH-2114

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 3.04 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.40%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 8.81%

Jamie Sikora202443.1%23.9%13.7%7.8%2.6%8.8%3.043

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W