Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 8.371J (Spring 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Quantum Information Science 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Media Arts and Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Issac Chuang
  Prof. Peter Shor 
• Course Introduction:
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  MAS.865J / 6.443J / 8.371J Quantum Information Science
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete set of lecture notes and assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This is an advanced graduate course on quantum computation and quantum information, for which prior knowledge of quantum mechanics is required. Topics include quantum computation, advanced quantum error correction codes, fault tolerance, quantum algorithms beyond factoring, properties of quantum entanglement, and quantum protocols and communication complexity.