Circuit for quantum counting. (Figure courtesy of Yuan-Chung Cheng.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Peter Shor
MIT Course Number
18.435J / 2.111J / ESD.79J
As Taught In
Fall 2003
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of quantum computation. Topics covered include: physics of information processing, quantum logic, quantum algorithms including Shor's factoring algorithm and Grover's search algorithm, quantum error correction, quantum communication, and cryptography.
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