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SMU EVENTS/HOLIDAYS |
READING, HOMEWORK, AND LAB EXPERIMENTS |
CLASS TOPIC AND OVERHEADS |
Week 1 |
28-Aug |
Aug. 30: Last day to enroll, add, or drop without grade change or tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term. |
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Class Introduction and Overview
Linear Algebra Topics - Part 1
Physics Topics - Part 1
(Information is Physical) |
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VIDEO 8/28/24 |
Week 2 |
04-Sep |
Monday, Sep. 2 is University Holiday
Sep. 09: Last day to drop with no record. |
Homework 1 Assignment
Angular Motion Review |
Linear Algebra Topics - Part 2
Physics Topics -Part 2
(Review of Concepts & Notion of Quanta)
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VIDEO 9/04/24 |
Week 3 |
11-Sep |
Sep. 11: Last day to request excused absence for observance of a religious holiday. Last day to file for graduation in December. |
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Linear Algebra Topics - Part 3
(Dirac Notation)
Physics Topics - Part 3
(Waves, Wave and Dirac Delta Functions) |
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VIDEO 9/11/24 |
Week 4 |
18-Sep |
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Homework 2 Assignment
Homework 1 Due at BEGINNING of CLASS
Quantum Physics Video (25:33)
Matter waves, Hamiltonians (6:27)
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Oscillators
Interference & Matter Waves |
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VIDEO 9/18/24 |
Week 5 |
25-Sep |
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arXiv paper: Quantum Mechanics Postulates |
Hamiltonians and Schrodinger's Equation
EXAM 1 REVIEW SESSION
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Week 6 |
02-Oct |
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EXAM 1 (80 minutes)
Homework 2 Due at BEGINNING of CLASS
Schrodinger Equation Video (9:26) |
EXAM 1 (80 minutes)
Qubits and Qudits
(Observables, Pure State Vector, Quantum Superposition and Entanglement) |
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Week 7 |
09-Oct |
Oct. 7 - 8 is Fall Break
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Homework 3 Assignment
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Projective Measurement of the Quantum State
Photon Polarization Measurement Example
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VIDEO 10/09/24
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Week 8 |
16-Oct |
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Probability Review and Topics
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Qubits and Observables Intro:
Deutsch video 1/4:
Deutsch video 2/4:
Deutsch video 3/4:
Deutsch video 4/4: |
VIDEO 10/16/24 |
Week 9 |
23-Oct |
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Homework 4 Assignment
Homework 3 Due at BEGINNING of CLASS |
Photon Polarization Measurement Example
Probability Review and Topics |
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VIDEO 10/23/24 |
Week 10 |
30-Oct |
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Probability Review and Topics (cont.)
Classical (Shannon) Information Theory
The Uncertainty Principle |
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Week 11 |
06-Nov |
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Homework 4 Due at BEGINNING of CLASS
Homework 5 Assignment
CLASS PROJECT BEGINS
Homework 5 Assigned as Project Proposal |
Density Matrices and Mixed States
Discrete Quantum Information - Part 1
(Von Neuman Information Theory)
Discrete Quantum Information - Part 2
(Von Neuman Information Theory)
CLASS PROJECT DISCUSSION
EXAM 2 REVIEW SESSION |
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Nov. 05: Last day to drop a course with "W" |
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Week 12 |
13-Nov |
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The Stern-Gerlach Experiments |
Quantum Communication
(Discrete Symbols)
EXAM 2 (80 minutes) |
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Nov. 14: Last day for Dec. graduates to resolve grades of "I" - incomplete |
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Week 13 |
20-Nov |
Nov. 26: Last day to withdraw from the University |
Project Proposals Returned as graded HW 5 and Student Project Work Begins
Random Number Generators
Implications of Entropy on Symmetric Key Encryption Resilience to Quantum(ATIS) |
Reversibility and Quantum State Transformations
(Operators/Gates - Building Blocks of Quantum Circuits and Algorithms) |
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Week 14 |
27-Nov |
NO CLASS
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NO CLASS
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NO CLASS |
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Nov. 27: No Classes (Wed.)
Nov. 28-29: University Holiday |
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Week 15 |
04-Dec |
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nanotechnology paper
(dated paper, but good background)
QIS Technology Overview
(Superconducting Semiconductor Qubits) |
FINAL EXAM 3 - WILL DISCUSS IN CLASS
Entanglement, Superdense Coding, Teleportation, Quantum Key Distribution
Discrete Variable (DV) Quantum Computation
(Deutsch Algorithm Example)
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Dec. 04-04: No final exams or unscheduled tests and papers
Dec. 09: Last day of classes |
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Week 16 |
11-Dec |
NO CLASS
Dec. 10-11: Reading Days |
NO CLASS |
NO CLASS |
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Week 17
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE |
Wednesday,
Dec 18
(06:30PM-9:20PM) |
FINAL EXAM DUE 09:20PM
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FINAL EXAM DUE 09:20PM
(Consists of Final Project Report as IEEE Conference Paper and Oral Presentation Slides for 20-minute Talk)
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FINAL EXAM DUE 09:20PM
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Week 18 |
Friday,
Dec 20
(06:30PM) |
FINAL GRADES POSTED
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FINAL GRADES POSTED
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FINAL GRADES POSTED |
