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Undergraduate Course: Quantum Computing Project (PHYS10110)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course complements the Quantum Mechanics and Principles of Quantum Mechanics courses by demonstrating an application in computation. Implemented as a project, it also provides a place for students to develop team programming skills of the type routinely employed in a professional setting, and exposure to the associated tools.
Course description Students will form groups of about six members, who will collaborate to design, implement, and test a program to simulate a quantum computer. They will run Grover's algorithm to search an unordered list on their simulator. They may also implement other quantum algorithms, such as Shor's method for factorization.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Numerical Recipes (PHYS10090)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 4, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 93 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% coursework
Feedback Feedback will be given during lectures/meetings, as well as written feedback on the report and verbal feedback on the presentation.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Distinguish problems of different computational complexity and explain why certain problems are rendered tractable by quantum computation with reference to the relevant concepts in quantum theory.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of a quantum computing algorithm by simulating it on a classical computer, and state some of the practical challenges in building a quantum computer.
  3. Contribute to a medium-scale application program as part of a co-operative team, making use of appropriate collaborative development tools (such as version control systems).
  4. Produce code and documentation that is comprehensible to a group of different programmers and present the theoretical background and results of a project in written and verbal form.
  5. Apply knowledge, skills, and understanding in executing a defined project of research, development, or investigation and in identifying and implementing relevant outcomes.
Reading List
Artur Ekert, Patrick Hayden, and Hitoshi Inamori, Basic concepts in quantum computation, arXiv:quant-ph/0011013.
Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, ISBN: 9780521635035, QA401 Nie.
David Mermin, Quantum Computer Science, ISBN: 9780521876582, QA76.889 Mer.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsQCPrj
Contacts
Course organiserProf Anthony Kennedy
Tel: (0131 6)50 5272
Email: Tony.Kennedy@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Grace Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5310
Email: Grace.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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