Create Introduction to Quantum for Undergraduates Syllabus

[pandasa123]

Background

With Syllabus launching, we need a demo that showcases how the Textbook can be used for an "Introduction to Quantum" course at an undergraduate university. In a user story format, this is akin to "As a Professor, I want to see an Introduction to Quantum course, so that I can model my Syllabus based on this example"

Goal

Create a sample 12 week university syllabus with readings and labs

Acceptance Criteria

• [x] Is a sharable Syllabus
• [x] Create as "Qiskit" as "Professor"
• [x] Organise content into 12 weeks
• [x] Add to Professor enablement document

[pandasa123]

Possible selection of chapters/sections and labs that could represent a one semester introductory course at the university level:

Prerequisites (Week 0)

• Setting Up Your Environment
• Python and Jupyter Notebooks

Quantum States and Qubits

• Introduction (Week 1)
• The Atoms of Computation (Week 1)
• Representing Qubit States (Week 1)
• Single Qubit Gates (Week 2)
• The Case for Quantum (Week 2)

Multiple Qubits and Entanglement

• Introduction (Week 3)
• Multiple Qubits and Entangled States (Week 3)
• Phase Kickback (Week 3)
• Basic Circuit Identities (Week 3)
• Proving Universality (Week 4)
• Classical Computation on a Quantum Computer (Week 4)

Quantum Protocols and Quantum Algorithms

• Defining Quantum Circuits
• Deutsch-Jozsa Algorithm (Week 5)
• Simon’s Algorithm (Week 5)
• Quantum Fourier Transform (Week 6)
• Quantum Phase Estimation (Week 6)
• Shor’s Algorithm (Week 7)
• Grover’s Algorithm (Week 8)

Week 9 - 12 is interesting

Quantum Algorithms for Applications

• Solving Linear Systems of Equations using HHL (Week 9)

• Quantum Teleportation (Week 9)

• Simulating Molecules using VQE (Week 10)

• Solving combinatorial optimization problems using QAOA (Week 10?)

QML close final two weeks (10 - 12?)

Quantum Computing Labs

• Lab 1. Quantum Circuits
• Lab 2. Single Qubit Gates
• Lab 3. Quantum Measurement
• Lab 4. Bell Circuit & GHZ Circuit
• Lab 5. Accuracy of Quantum Phase Estimation
• Lab 6. Iterative Quantum Phase Estimation

Games & Demos

• Local Reality and the CHSH inequality

[yuttai]

Besides, before I have the information to cite Qiskit Textbook (beta), I could only list the old Qiskit Textbook: "Learn Quantum Computation Using Qiskit" as my formal textbook...

[pandasa123]

@yuttai, if I understand your comment correctly, you'd like to cite Syllabi instead of the textbook as a whole?

[pandasa123]

This Introduction Syllabus MVP lives here and this issue can be closed!