The Introduction to Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing: from Basics to the Cutting Edge,
"Quantum Computing" is among those terms that are widely discussed but often poorly understood. The reasons of this state of affairs may be numerous, but possibly the most significant among them is that it is a relatively new scientific area, and it's clear interpretations are not yet widely spread. The main obstacle here is the word "quantum", which refers to quantum mechanics - one of the most counter-intuitive ways to describe our world. But fear not! This is not a course on quantum mechanics. We will gently touch it in the beginning and then leave it apart, concentrating on the mathematical model of quantum computer, generously developed for us by physicists. This doesn't mean that the whole course is mathematics either (however there will be enough of it). We will build a simple working quantum computer with our bare hands, and we will consider some algorithms, designed for bigger quantum computers which are not yet developed. The course material is designed for those computer scientists, engineers and programmers who believe, that there's something else than just HLL programming, that will move our computing power further into infinity. Since the course is introductory, the only prerequisites are complex numbers and linear algebra. These two are required and they have to be enough. Happy learning!
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Rating | 4.1★ based on 47 ratings |
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 5 weeks, 2-4 hours/week |
Starts | Jan 24 (121 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Saint Petersburg State University via Coursera |
Instructor | Сысоев Сергей Сергеевич |
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Language | English |
Subjects | IT & Networking |
Tags | Information Technology Support And Operations |
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quantum computing
Still, this is a great course to get started in the world on quantum computing.
I knew very little about Quantum Computing before I began, nevertheless I found this course to be a useful introduction to the subject.
Thanks for the course 《The Introduction to Quantum Computing》and professor Sergey S.Sysoev.
The course is very nicely filling the gap between layman literature on quantum computing and scientific articles, or in other words, it is a "bridge" from amazament by quantum computers and simple knowledge that they exist to possiblity to use them for solving practical problems.I appreciated "printed" materials which allowed me to follow the instructor's presentation easily.
Moreover, the instructor has apparently very good command in English and he explains even very intracate aspects of the quantum computing comprehensibly.
Overall, A resourceful course to enter the World of Quantum computing via proper mathematics rather than emphasising on the eye-catching quantum weirdness.
The quantum computing and quantum engineering is emerging field and there is need of more elaborated course with a recapitulation section of necessary background.
I can recommend this course to everyone who like to prepare for this exciting quantum computing future!
Toon Leijtens Very good initiation to quantum computing field Overall a very good course.
For me the best value of this course is that it got me started on quantum computing and moved me passed the initial mathematics pretty quickly so that I could get an appreciation for quantum computing without having to be an expert with the math and quantum mechanics itself.
I also agree with other reviewers concerning the last two weeks of the course and that the presentation could have been better.Nevertheless, I feel I have some momentum going with the subject and I hope to be able to go back to my textbook "Quantum Computing for Computer Scientist" and continue my studies.On a practical side I would also like to acknowledge that this course helped be to understand better the nature of problems that will lend themselves to being solved better with quantum algorithms and those for which classical algorithms are no worse.
All in all I consider this course as a Math refresher and a useful bootstrap module which allows to gently read and understand more advanced literature about quantum computing in particular and quantum physics in general.I'm giving this course only one star because I would quite strongly advice you against this lesson while the material for the last two weeks stays as is.
But it helped me guide as to what all I need to learn in order to move forward in the field I have gained a new perspective to look at computing, interesting algorithms to deal with NP-Cs and crazy ideas about storing and processing qubits Good course for the beginners, who want to dive into the mysterious world of quantum computing.
thankyou coursera & Sergey for his great effort...a big thumbs up Weeks 1, 2 and 3 are a great introduction to Quantum Computing!
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linear algebra
Some of the concepts are hard to fathom and need a certain level of proficiency in linear algebra.
The quizzes are not straight forward which is a good thing.Good background in Linear algebra is needed to easily follow up.
Unfortunately, it is as if the instructor completely forgot that the only prerequisites listed for the course were complex numbers, and linear algebra.
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Rating | 4.1★ based on 47 ratings |
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 5 weeks, 2-4 hours/week |
Starts | Jan 24 (121 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Saint Petersburg State University via Coursera |
Instructor | Сысоев Сергей Сергеевич |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | IT & Networking |
Tags | Information Technology Support And Operations |
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