Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic discipline
FIS/03 (MATERIAL PHYSICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Period
1st semester (01/10/2018 - 18/01/2019)
Lesson hours
45 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Calculus, Linear Algebra, Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism
Learning outcomes
Fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics. Principles of operations of the main quantum technologies.
Course contents
Introdiction to Quantum Mechanics:
- Shroedinger equation.
- Wavefunction.
- Simple systems: tunneling, harmonic oscillator.
- Hydrogen atom.
- Heisember uncertainty principle.
- Crystals and Bloch theorem.
- Energy bands in Crystals.
Introduction to Quantum Technologies:
- Qubits.
- Entanglement.
- Teleportation.
- Quantum Cryptography.
- Quantum Computing.
Teaching methods
45 hours of lectures.
Reccomended or required readings
Griffiths, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”
Assessment methods
Oral Exam
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