Quantum Information

Text book

John Preskill, Quantum Information chapters 1-6 and chapter 7
additional background material (with updates to some of the chapters in Preskill)

Preskill's book provides background and context to the material covered in the lectures and exercise classes. It also contains much additional material that goes beyond the course and will not be examinated.
Exercises

problem sets 1-9
The exercise classes are the most important part of the course, and the three problem sets are representative for the written exam. Two problems in each set are marked as "homework". You are requested to submit your detailed solution of these two problems to the course assistants at the start of the class, who will then grade each with "pass" or "fail". Each "pass" gives you 1/6 of a bonus point for the written exam on 19 November, 2021.
old exams with answers
Dates & Topics

Lectures and exercise classes can be followed in person, and they will also be streamed online. See Brightspace for access information.

Monday 6 September
9.15-11.00 Snellius 174
lecture 1: qubits, Bloch sphere, fidelity, quantum gates (Pauli, Hadamard, Toffoli, CNOT), density matrix, pure vs. mixed states
Preskill 2.1-2.3, 4.1.1, 6.2.0 (you may skip 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.3) (lecture notes --- recording part a and recording part b --- linear algebra reminder)

Monday 13 September
9.15-11.00 Snellius 174
lecture 2: entanglement, Schmidt decomposition, concurrence, teleportation, Bell states, Bell inequality, no-cloning theorem
Preskill 2.4, 4.1, 4.2.3, 4.2.4 (lecture notes --- recording part a and recording part b --- Bell state notebook)

Monday 13 September
11.15-13.00 Huygens 226
exercise class 1 problems 1-3; homework 1e + 3e

Monday 20 September
9.15-11.00 Snellius 174
exercise class 2 problems 4-6; homework 4c + 5a

Monday 27 September
9.15-11.00 Snellius 174
lecture 3: quantum key distribution, quantum algorithms (Deutsch-Jozsa, Simon, Grover), quantum error correction
Preskill 4.2.2, 6.3-6.4, 7.1 (lecture notes --- recording part a and recording part b)

Monday 27 September
11.15-13.00 Huygens 226
exercise class 2 (cont.) problems 4-6

TUESDAY 5 October (anomalous date)
11.15-13.00 Gorlaeus EM109
excercise class 3 problems 7-9; homework 8e + 9c

Monday 11 October
9.15-11.00 Snellius 174
exercise class 3 (cont.) problems 7-9

Monday 15 November
11.15-13.00 Snellius 312
exam preparation

Exam: Friday 19 November
14.15 - 17.15 hours
Steenis F104

Retake: Friday 17 December
14.15 - 17.15 hours
Huygens 106-109

Monday 6 September	9.15-11.00 Snellius 174	lecture 1: qubits, Bloch sphere, fidelity, quantum gates (Pauli, Hadamard, Toffoli, CNOT), density matrix, pure vs. mixed states	Preskill 2.1-2.3, 4.1.1, 6.2.0 (you may skip 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.3) (lecture notes --- recording part a and recording part b --- linear algebra reminder)
Monday 13 September	9.15-11.00 Snellius 174	lecture 2: entanglement, Schmidt decomposition, concurrence, teleportation, Bell states, Bell inequality, no-cloning theorem	Preskill 2.4, 4.1, 4.2.3, 4.2.4 (lecture notes --- recording part a and recording part b --- Bell state notebook)
Monday 13 September	11.15-13.00 Huygens 226	exercise class 1	problems 1-3; homework 1e + 3e
Monday 20 September	9.15-11.00 Snellius 174	exercise class 2	problems 4-6; homework 4c + 5a
Monday 27 September	9.15-11.00 Snellius 174	lecture 3: quantum key distribution, quantum algorithms (Deutsch-Jozsa, Simon, Grover), quantum error correction	Preskill 4.2.2, 6.3-6.4, 7.1 (lecture notes --- recording part a and recording part b)
Monday 27 September	11.15-13.00 Huygens 226	exercise class 2 (cont.)	problems 4-6
TUESDAY 5 October (anomalous date)	11.15-13.00 Gorlaeus EM109	excercise class 3	problems 7-9; homework 8e + 9c
Monday 11 October	9.15-11.00 Snellius 174	exercise class 3 (cont.)	problems 7-9
Monday 15 November	11.15-13.00 Snellius 312	exam preparation

Exam: Friday 19 November	14.15 - 17.15 hours	Steenis F104
Retake: Friday 17 December	14.15 - 17.15 hours	Huygens 106-109