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CO 481 - Introduction to Quantum Information Processing
Basics of computational complexity; basics of quantum information; quantum phenomena; quantum circuits and universality; relationship between quantum and classical complexity classes; simple quantum algorithms; quantum Fourier transform; Shor factoring algorithm; Grover search algorithm; physical realization of quantum computation; error-correction and fault-tolerance; quantum key distribution.
Prerequisites
MATH235 or MATH245 with grade at least 80%; Level at least 3A
Corequisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Offerings
Winter 2026 [1261]
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| LEC 001 | 5915 | 17 / 35 | 16:00 - 17:20 | M,W |
Winter 2025 [1251]
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| LEC 001 | 5999 | 11 / 35 | 14:30 - 15:50 | T,Th |
Winter 2024 [1241]
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| LEC 001 | 6024 | 19 / 35 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th |
Winter 2023 [1231]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 6157 | 28 / 35 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2022 [1221]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 6028 | 28 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2021 [1211]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 041 | 6079 | 20 / 22 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | Ashwin Nayak |
Winter 2020 [1201]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5928 | 19 / 20 | 10:00 - 11:20 | M,W | PHY 235 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2019 [1191]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5806 | 19 / 20 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | MC 4020 | Debbie Leung |
Winter 2018 [1181]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5863 | 12 / 17 | 14:30 - 15:50 | T,Th | RCH 112 | Debbie Leung |
Winter 2017 [1171]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5597 | 10 / 17 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | QNC 2502 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2016 [1161]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 6142 | 14 / 17 | 13:00 - 14:20 | W,F | QNC 0101 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2015 [1151]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5932 | 6 / 15 | 13:00 - 14:20 | T,Th | EV3 1408 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2014 [1141]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5751 | 5 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | QNC 0101 | Andrew Childs |
Winter 2013 [1131]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5518 | 12 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | RCH 309 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2012 [1121]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5324 | 14 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | DWE 3516 | Andrew Childs |
Winter 2011 [1111]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5299 | 7 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | MC 4042 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2010 [1101]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 5301 | 7 / 15 | 09:30 - 10:20 | M,W,F | DWE 1515 | Andrew Childs |
Winter 2009 [1091]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 4565 | 6 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | MC 4063 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2008 [1081]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3785 | 8 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | MC 4063 | Michele Mosca |
Winter 2007 [1071]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 4942 | 9 / 15 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | MC 4063 | Michele Mosca |
Fall 2005 [1059]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 3606 | 4 / 5 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th,E,I,T | Richard Erwin Cleve |
Fall 2004 [1049]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3621 | 5 / 5 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th,E,I,T | Michele Mosca |
Fall 2003 [1039]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4685 | 6 / 5 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th,C | Michele Mosca |
UW Flow Ratings
Liked: 83.33%
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Useful: 66.67 %
CO 481 leads to
PHYS 468 - Introduction to the Implementation of Quantum Information Processing