Additional References

• A.Y. Kitaev, A.H. Shen, and M.N. Vyalyi, Classical and Quantum computation, Graduate Studies in Mathematics, vol. 47. D.C. Marinescu and G. M Marinescu, Approaching quantum computing, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
• M.A. Nielsen and I.L. Chuang, Quantum computation and quantum information, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
• Wikipedia.

Assessment

   Participation (1 point for each meeting roughly)        25%
   Leadership of discussion                                25%
             (evaluated by instructor and participants)
   Evaluation, discussion, and homework.                   25%
   A paper on computing and related subject.               25%
   Extra credits (inspiring ideas/problems/solutions)       5%

Letter Grades

 
     Grades (for homework, quizzes, exams, final grade, etc.):
 
     %: 0 - 60 - 65 - 70 - 75 - 80 - 83 - 87 - 90 - 93 - 100
          F    D    C-   C    C+   B-   B    B+   A-    A       
 

Discussion schedule

• Aug. 28. CK Li, General introduction
• Sept. 2. CK Li, Sections 1.1-1.3
• Sept. 4. CK Li, Sections 1.4-1.6
• Sept. 9. Section 2.1
• Sept. 11. Section 2.2
• Sept. 16. Section 2.3, I
• Sept. 18. Section 2.3, II
• Sept. 23. Section 2.4
• Sept. 25. Section 2.5
• Sept. 30. Section 3.1
• Oct. 2. Section 3.2
• Oct. 7. Section 3.3
• Oct. 9. Section 3.4
• Oct. 14. Fall break.
• Oct. 16. Section 3.5
• Oct. 21. Section 3.6
• Oct. 23. Section 3.7
• Oct. 28. Section 3.8
• Oct. 30. Section 4.1
• Nov. 4. Section 4.2
• Nov. 6. Section 4.3
• Nov. 11. Section 4.4
• Nov. 13. Section 4.5
• Nov. 18. Section 4.6
• Nov. 20. Section 4.7
• Nov. 25. Section 4.8
• Nov. 27. Thanksgiving break.
• Dec. 2. Section 4.9
• Dec. 4. Section 4.10