ERIC Number: ED597112
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 15
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Experience Teaching Quantum Computing
Tappert, Charles C.; Frank, Ronald I.; Barabasi, Istvan; Leider, Avery M.; Evans, Daniel; Westfall, Lewis
Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) (52nd, Myrtle Beach, SC, Jun 9-13, 2019)
There is a quantum computing race among the tech giants Google, IBM, and Microsoft, including to a lesser extent Amazon and China's Alibaba. Governments, particularly America and China, are funding work in the area with the concern that quantum computers may soon crack current encryption methods, giving the country that gets there first a major advantage. There are currently about 100 universities worldwide with some activity in quantum computing. Considerable funding is also available and the 2019 U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act authorized $1.2 billion funding over the next 5-10 years. This paper shares the positive experience of Pace University in teaching quantum computing and encourages other schools to join us in this revolutionary step forward for computing. The paper discusses our experiences teaching a graduate-level quantum computing course, teaching the projects component of the course that develops problems to be solved on IBM's Q Experience quantum computing simulator, and teaching quantum computing modules in high schools. [For the full proceedings, see ED596991.]
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Computation, Information Technology, Computers, Higher Education, Graduate Study, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, High School Students, Equipment, Design
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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