Quantum Computation
As taught in: Fall 2003
Circuit for quantum counting. (Figure courtesy of Yuan-Chung Cheng.)
Instructors:
Prof. Peter Shor
MIT Course Number:
18.435J / 2.111J / ESD.79J
Level:
Graduate
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.
