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Quantum Computing for Your Classroom 10-12 (edX)

Offered by The University of British Columbia, UBCx,
Quantum Computing for Your Classroom 10-12 (edX)

Quantum Computing for Your Classroom is an activity focused, self-paced course designed to help educators integrate an exciting new field into their physics and computer science classrooms. This course seeks to help bridge that gap by providing activities and knowledge of quantum computing that high school educators can integrate into their existing classrooms, providing the children of today with the future proof skills needed for tomorrow.

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Quantum computing is one of the primary emerging new technologies of our time. Currently there is an “understanding gap” between scientists engaged in research and the business community looking to transition research to commercialization.

What you'll learn
Intro & Welcome
Instructor Introduction
Overview of course
Content
Structure and Navigation

Module 1: Nature of Computation
Core Idea: Throughout history humans have utilized various physical phenomena to perform computations
The history and evolution of computers
Looking at past inventions and investigating the underlying physical phenomena which allows them to function
Ex:, Abacus, Sundial, Thermostat, Slide Rule

Module 2: Classical Computing
Core Idea: Classical computers utilize electricity and bits to perform digital math and logic calculations in a general-purpose way
Representing information as digital bits
Utilizing electricity and digital circuits to perform computation
Types of problems and time differences needed to solve them

Module 3: Quantum Phenomena
Core Idea: Identifying the features of quantum systems
Evolution of the atomic model
Understanding wavefunctions, interference, superposition and entanglement in quantum systems

Module 4: Quantum Computers
Core Idea: Quantum phenomena can be utilized for the purposes of computation
How quantum computers utilize quantum physics to solve problems
Bloch Sphere
Quantum problems
What types of problems can quantum computers solve
Quantum Logic
How quantum gates are formed, and how this can be used to solve computational problems

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