
edXQuantum computing has moved beyond theoretical curiosity into practical systems. This advanced course takes you from manipulating single qubits on the Bloch sphere through entanglement, real quantum algorithms like Shor's factorization, and coherence optimization on actual quantum hardware.
You'll explore the breakthroughs reshaping the field and identify which technologies most likely scale toward fault-tolerant computation and the quantum internet. The course anchors theory in hands-on work, bridging what's theoretically possible to what's becoming experimentally real.
Represent and manipulate single-qubit states, the elementary building blocks of quantum information, on the Bloch sphere. ,Create and quantify the entanglement between multiple qubits. ,Compile an algorithm on a real quantum computer based on electron spins, determine and improve its coherence time. ,Utilize the famous Shor algorithm to decompose integers into prime numbers. ,Familiarize yourself with recent breakthroughs in the quantum community and identify the most promising technologies for progressing in the production of scalable quantum devices, towards fault-tolerant quantum computation and the quantum internet.
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