Catalog Description: This is the second semester of a multidisciplinary two-semester sequence in Quantum Computing. This second semester covers fundamentals of control of qubits, methods of quantum error mitigation, quantum benchmarking, quantum supremacy and tests of quantumness, advanced quantum error correction including fault-tolerant quantum computing and error thresholds, theory/practice of near-term fault fault tolerance, discussions of different physical platforms for quantum computing, and alternative paradigms for quantum computing.

Units: 4

Also Offered As: PHYSICS C191B, CHEM C191B

Prerequisites: C191A or equivalent (with permission of instructor)

Formats:
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture and 1.0 hours of discussion per week

Grading Basis: letter

Final Exam Status: Alternative method of final assessment

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Class Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS C191B – TuTh 11:00-12:29, Physics Building 3 – Ashok Ajoy, Hartmut Haeffner, K Birgitta Whaley

Class Notes
Prerequisite requierment for enrollment is Chem/EECS/Physics C191A.

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