Day 1: Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics

• Topics: Basic principles of quantum mechanics, superposition, entanglement, measurement.
• Assignment: Read introductory chapters from "An Introduction to Quantum Computing" by Phillip Kaye et al. 2.
• Resources:
  • IBM Quantum Experience for basic quantum circuit simulations 9.
  • Qiskit Textbook for foundational concepts 9.

Day 2: Quantum Bits (Qubits)

• Topics: Qubits vs. classical bits, Bloch sphere representation, quantum gates.
• Assignment: Implement a simple quantum circuit using Qiskit to understand qubit operations.
• Resources: Qiskit tutorials on GitHub.

Day 3: Quantum Circuits

• Topics: Building quantum circuits, universal gates, quantum circuit composition.
• Assignment: Design a quantum circuit to perform a basic operation like a NOT gate on a qubit.
• Resources: Qiskit's Circuit Composer.

Day 4: Quantum Algorithms - Part 1

• Topics: Quantum parallelism, Deutsch's algorithm.
• Assignment: Simulate Deutsch's algorithm using Qiskit.
• Resources: Quantum Computing for Everyone on Coursera 17.

Day 5: Quantum Algorithms - Part 2

• Topics: Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm, Simon's algorithm.
• Assignment: Implement Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm in simulation.