Course: EECS 700: Quantum Algorithms, Spring 2020
Professor: Matthew Moore
Office: Eaton 2034
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 – 13, and by appointment
E-Mail: matthew.moore@ku.edu
Website: http://ittc.ku.edu/~moore/quantum/
Lecture Hours and Venue: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 – 10:45, in Learned 2111
Textbook: Classical and Quantum Computation by Kitaev, Shen, and Vyalyi, http://www.ams.org/books/gsm/047/
Homework: Homework will be assigned weekly, and will be due in class on the Tuesday the week after it was assigned. Assignments will be posted on the course website. Each assignment will consist of some book problems and some "additional problems". A (perhaps non-proper) subset of the problems will be graded based on correctness and on the clarity and quality of presentation. There is a difference between a "solution" and an "answer". The former is what shall be graded. All homework must be typed.
Quizzes: A short quiz will be given every Thursday at the start of class. The quiz will cover the reading that should have been completed that week (as indicated on the course website).
Exams: There will be two exams, one on 03-19 and the final exam on 05-15.
Course Grading: Grades will be determined based on the breakdown below.
Homeworks: 45%
Quizzes: 10%
Exams (incl. final): 45%
Letter grades (including +/- designations) will be assigned as usual. The grades on homeworks, exams, or the entire course may be curved at my discretion.
Honor Code: All work submitted for credit must be the student's own. If you have worked with another student on a homework problem, you should indicate it in your solution. Such cooperation is permitted, but your work must be your own. Quizzes and exams should be completed without unauthorized aid.
Accommodation Procedure: The Academic Achievement and Access Center (AAAC) coordinates academic accommodations and services for all eligible KU students with disabilities. If you have a disability for which you wish to request accommodations and have not contacted the AAAC, please do so as soon as possible. Information about their services can be found at http://www.access.ku.edu. Please contact me privately in regard to your needs in this course.
Religious Observances: Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact me as soon as possible to discuss alternative accommodations.