CS 7000 - Quantum Computing Seminar - Fall 2012
Course Information Sheet
Aug 27, 2012
You are responsible for everything on this handout. Please read it.
What's This Course About??
We are going to learn about Quantum Computing. There will be some
quantum mechanics, but nothing too deep. This is almost entirely a
math class (since we don't have any quantum computers to hack on), so
be prepared for that. We'll cover some of the background you need
in the class, but basic linear algebra will be assumed.
Meetings
TR 2:00pm-3:15pm (Room ECCR 116)
Instructor
Grading
There will be occasional homework assignments accounting for 60% of your
grade. Class participation will account for 10%. And the remaining 30%
will be based on a presentation each student will give. There will be
no quizzes or exams.
Textbook
We will start with Mermin and perhaps move on to the Kaye text, or
we may stick to papers. I'll give plenty of warning if we need to buy
the Kaye text.
Course Web page
We will maintain useful information on the course
web page:
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~jrblack/class/csci7000/s10
Visit the above page regularly to see what's new.
If you miss a handout, get it from here.
Make John Happy
There are several ways to make me happy:
- Come to my office only during office hours or with an appointment.
(I have a one-track mind and don't handle interruptions well; if
people are constantly dropping by without an appointment, I'll never
get anything done.)
- Don't try to ply me for more points.
(If there is an obvious grading error,
I'm happy to correct it immediately, but if you constantly argue
for more partial credit in some gray area, I will exhibit very
little patience.)
- Come to class on time. (I don't mind people coming in
late once in a while, but please don't make a habit of it: it's
disrespectful.)