BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| ELECTRIC-ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (ENGLISH, NONTHESIS) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| EEE5041 | Quantum Engineering | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ŞEREF KALEM |
| Course Objectives: | The teaching in this course aims at establishing a good fundamental understanding of quantum engineering using quantum mechanical properties of qubits generated using photons, electrons, atoms, semiconductor quantum dots and superconducting circuits. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Learn the principles of quantum information processing; 2. Learn the qubit and how to manipulate a qubit; 3. Use quantum gates to control a qubit for information processing; 4. Explore a brief history of quantum information; 5. Design quantum circuits; 6. Learn quantum cryptography; 7. Learn the principle of quantum sensing and timing; 8. Learn the fundamentals of quantum computing; 9. Explore IBM universal quantum computer; 10. Learn quantum algorithms; 11. Practice quantum Fourier transform; 12. Design a project and run on IBM Q. |
Course Content
| General introduction, motivation and importance of Quantum Engineering. Fabrication of quantum information processing devices and processors. Fundamentals (wave-particle duality, Heisenberg uncertainty principles,..) of quantum mechanics required for quantum engineering. Fundamentals of quantum information processing. Quantum operators and matrix mechanics. Qubit: single photon, spin qubit, atom and superconducting circuits. Generation of a qubit and coherent quantum control. Definition of universal quantum gates and their use in quantum information processing. Fundamentals of quantum cryptography and secure communication protocols Quantum sensing and timing Understanding of quantum entanglement. Quantum circuits. Fundamental principles of quantum computing and understanding of its exponential computing power Quantum computing applications Quantum Fourier transform Quantum computers: state-of-the-art |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Selection of research topics. | Read the Syllabus and project details Read the lecture notes |
| 2) | Read the lecture notes | |
| 3) | Quantum computing versus classical computing. | Read the previous lecture notes and practice exercises. |
| 4) | Ket and bra concepts, vectors, phases. | Read the lecture notes and do exercises provided by the instructor. |
| 5) | Single photon, spin qubit, atom and superconducting circuits. Generation of a qubit and coherent quantum control | Read the lecture notes and do exercises |
| 6) | Quantum information processing using qubits. | Install Python 3.X. |
| 7) | Install Qiskit and use circuit composers | Install Qiskit |
| 8) | Solving questions | Solve questions for the midterm |
| 9) | Fundamentals of quantum cryptography and secure communication protocols. | Revize the previous sections |
| 9) | Fundamentals of quantum cryptography and secure communication protocols. | Revize the previous sections |
| 10) | Quantum sensing and timing Understanding of quantum entanglement. Quantum circuits. | Repeat the previous section on qubit |
| 11) | Fundamental principles of quantum computing and understanding of its exponential computing power | Revize the qubit operators |
| 12) | Quantum Fourier transform, quantum random number generators. | Revize the quantum computing basics |
| 13) | Presentations; face to face | Project reports are to be submitted well in advance before the day of presentation. |
| 14) | Review for the final exam | Review of previous chapters and exercises |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Textbook: Lecture Notes IBM Qiskit programming tools |
| References: | References: D. Miller, Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers, Cambridge MA Nielsen and IL Chuang, Quantum computation and Quantum Information |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
| Project | 1 | % 10 |
| Seminar | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 30 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |