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| FIZ4024 | Quantum Computers | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakan YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet Demirci | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide students with foundational knowledge on quantum computers and quantum computation. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Acquires an understanding of what quantum computers are and how they fundamentally differ from classical computers.
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 6 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | Understands how the postulates of quantum mechanics are translated and implemented within computer technology. | 1 - 2 - 3 - 6 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic Concepts
Fundamentals of Quantum Theory
Quantum States
Observables
Measurements
Dynamics
Pauli Matrices and Their Importance in Quantum Computers
Density Operator (or Density Matrix)
Qubits and Their Properties
Bloch Sphere
Entanglement
Quantum Gates and Circuits |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | history of computers | | | Week 2 | history of computers | | | Week 3 | basic consepts | | | Week 4 | basic consepts | | | Week 5 | quantum states | | | Week 6 | observables | | | Week 7 | measurables | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | dynamics | | | Week 10 | The significance of Pauli matrices in quantum computing. | | | Week 11 | density operators | | | Week 12 | density operators | | | Week 13 | qubits?Bloch sphere | | | Week 14 | entanglement | | | Week 15 | quantum gates and circuits | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ders Notları, Yilmaz A.H. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 7 | 6/04/2026 | 1,5 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | 06/06/2026 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 6 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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