Semester: Spring
Offered: 2019
As a first course in quantum mechanics, tailored for engineering, applied mathematics and computer science students, this course will teach concepts needed to engineer a quantum world, to understand quantum mechanical properties of materials and build an intuition for quantum information science. The course will be a hybrid of lectures on theory, state-of-the-art computational methods (‘theory-lab’) in quantum simulations and we will use IBM Q Experience, an open access quantum computer. Topics will include periodic potentials, quantizing vibrations in solids, spin matrices, an introduction to qubits and quantum algorithms. Assignments will teach the basics of the Python programming language, introduce students to open source scientific software and quantum simulation methods.
| Class Hours | Tuesday 12-1:15pm
Thursday 12-1:15pm Pierce 209 |
| Lab Hours | Wednesday Afternoon
Slots TBD Maxwell Dworkin |
| Office Hours with Prineha Narang | Tuesday 10-11am
Thursday 3-4pm Pierce Hall 304 |
| Teaching Fellows | Will Finigan
Michael Cubeddu |
Related Materials
What is this class about?
Here’s a video put together by Prof. Narang on why you should take this class!
Meet the Instructor and TFs
Here’s a brief Vimeo video brought to you by the instructor, Prof. Narang and two of the TFs, Mike and Will.