Quantum Computing Foundations: From Qubits to Algorithms
10-week course covering quantum mechanics basics, qubit operations, quantum algorithms, and hands-on coding with Qiskit.
Key Highlights
- ✓ 10 weeks of structured lessons
- ✓ Quantum mechanics intuition
- ✓ Qiskit and Cirq hands-on labs
- ✓ Key algorithms (Grover, Shor, VQE, QAOA)
- ✓ Quantum error correction basics
- ✓ Capstone: implement a quantum algorithm
Overview
A 10-week foundational course on quantum computing. Covers quantum mechanics basics, qubit operations, quantum algorithms (Grover, Shor, VQE), and hands-on coding with Qiskit and Cirq.
What's Inside
Curriculum
Weeks 1-2: Quantum mechanics and qubits. Weeks 3-4: Quantum gates and circuits. Weeks 5-6: Quantum algorithms (Grover, Shor). Weeks 7-8: Near-term algorithms (VQE, QAOA). Weeks 9-10: Error correction and capstone project.
Hands-On Labs
Each week includes 2-3 lab exercises using IBM Quantum Experience and Qiskit. Students run circuits on real quantum hardware and simulators.
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