Quantum Computation and Information

Vahid Karimipour

Sharif University of Technology

Description and Prerequisites


This is a two semester course on quantum computation and quantum information. It is open to all Phd and MS students from departments of physics, mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering. Only in rare cases undergraduate students can enroll in this course. At the end of the course, the student is supposed to be able to follow the the existing literature on the subject and prepare him or herself for doing original research. Those who are from departments other than physics, can self-study the first three lecture notes which introdcues them to the basics of quantum mechanics needed for this course.

Midterm Grades
Solution to Final Exam Problems
Lecture Notes
Quantum Computation and Information
Quantum Computation and Information II
Quantum Information
Appendices
Appendices
Pdf files of the slides to show a perspective of quantum information
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Class Schedule.
The classes will be held on Sunday and Tuesday from 5:00 till 7:00 pm.

     Recitation Classes

Name of the TA Weekly Schedule
Abolfazl Farmanian TBA
Amir Hossein Tangestaninezhad TBA

The times of delivering exercises and their due dates are:

Set No. Release Date Deadline
1 30 Bahman 1403 15 Esfand 1403
2 15 Esfand 1403 30 Esfand 1403
3 30 Esfand 1403 15 Farvardin 1404
4 15 Farvardin 1404 30 Farvardin 1404
5 30 Farvardin 1404 15 Ordibehesht 1404
6 15 Ordibehesht 1404 30 Ordibehesht 1404
7 30 Ordibehesht 1404 15 Khordad 1404
8 15 Khordad 1404 30 Khordad 1404
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Grading Systems
Grading Systems

Your final grade is determined according to the following table: Each exam naturally needs that you know the material up to that exam.

Score from 20 Date
Midterm Exam 6 18 Ordibehesht 1404, 3:00 PM
Homeworks 6 ---
Final Exam 8 TBA

So you have 20 points points. The percentage of your Homework grades that is taken into account depends on your Midterm+Final exam according to the following table: Examples: If you get 12 in your midterm + final exam and your homework grade is 6, your final grade will be 18, and if you get 6 in your midterm+final exam and your homework grade is 6, your final grade will be 10.2 .

Midterm+Final Grade Percentage of Homework Grades
[12, 14] 100 Percent
[10 , 12) 90 Percent
[8 , 10) 80 Percent
[6 , 8) 70 Percent
[4 , 6) 60 Percent
[0 , 4) 50 Percent