THE START

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THE START
(QC) (QI) (QE)
Pace University rfrank _at_ pace.edu
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See E. R. Tufte The Cognitive Style of
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Title
Quantum Computing (QC),
Quantum Information (QI),
Quantum Encryption (QE)
The Curriculum. (Why? Now? Never?) (How?)
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TOC 1

• Definitions (Informal)
• QM
• QC
• QI
• Parallels From Nielsen Chuang
• QE
• Overview
• Discuss the current state of the topics
• What we need and what is the solution

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TOC 2

• Discussion
• Why?
• Now?
• Never?
• How? Action Plan
• Inform ourselves.
• Curriculum discussions.
• Author initial materials.
• Try materials in classroom situations.
• Evaluate the materials.

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TOC 3

• Appendices
• Four parallels In other IS topics
• Two Historical societal parallels
• A current educational activity outside IS
• Four lay source books for QC, QE, QM
• Intro to QM- axioms
• Intro to QM- superposition probabilities
• Intro to QM- uncertainty entanglement

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Definitions First 1 Quantum Mechanics Informal

• QM is the physics of the VERY small (atomic scale
  below).
• QM is the physics of the interaction of matter
  and radiation.

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Definitions First 2 Quantum ComputingInformal
QC is computing using quantum phenomena.
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Definitions First 3 Quantum InformationInformal
QI is the Information Theory of quantum
phenomena.
QI parallels classical Information Theory but
has major divergences
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Definitions First 3A Quantum InformationParalle
ls From Nielsen Chuang 1 of 3
Pg. 572
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Definitions First 3B Quantum InformationParalle
ls From Nielsen Chuang 2 of 3
Pg. 572
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Definitions First 3C Quantum InformationParalle
ls From Nielsen Chuang 3 of 3
Pg. 572
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Definitions First 4 Quantum EncryptionInformal
QE is that part (application) of QI that treats
Cryptography using quantum phenomena.
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OVERVIEW - 1

• QC is years from commercialization.
• BUT, there is much writing about it in journals
  and the trades.

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OVERVIEW - 2

• QI is too basic for IS consideration.
• QE is about to be commercialized.

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OVERVIEW - 3

• We need to include a laypersons intro to QC
  QE in our courses.
• Neither is in the 2002 Curriculum.

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OVERVIEW - 4

• QC should be a reading topic in a hardware
  course.
• QE should be a reading topic in a telecomm
  course.

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WHY?

• WHY?
• To be able to participate in the science funding
  issues.
• To understand the general writings as QC
  progresses.
• To understand QE both functionally and
  commercially.

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NOW?

• NOW?
• QC is not as pressing as is QE but the topic is
  in the press.
• QE is imminent.

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NEVER?

• NEVER?
• This would be poor judgment considering the
  topicality of QC and the onrushing QE.

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HOW? Action Plan 1 of 2

• Inform ourselves.
• Start curriculum topic discussions.
• QC-Hardware
• QE telecomm
• Author initial materials in article or book
  form.

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HOW? Action Plan 2 of 2

• Try these materials out in classroom
  situations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the materials.
• Iterate to perfection.

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Appendix A1. Four Parallels in Other IS Topics
(We most often punt on these)

• COCOMO (non-linear parameter estimation) for cost
  models of software development.
• Classical Information Theory definitions of
  channel and noisy channel and information.
• Fourier Synthesis behind the definition of
  bandwidth.
• Number Theory behind the PKI system.

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Appendix A2. Two Historical Societal Parallels
QM Relativity in Society

• In the beginning only 5 people on earth
  understood relativity.
• Now it is taught in the freshman or early college
  years in physics, pre-med physics, and physical
  chemistry.
• Similarly for QM.
• There are dozens if not hundreds of laypersons
  introductions to these topics.

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Appendix A3. A Current Educational Activity
Outside Physics (in Math)

• (Gudder 2003) Quantum Computation
• 21 pages in the American Math Monthly for math
  students.
• Requires only a basic knowledge of linear
  algebra.
• Implicitly also requires some basic ideas about
  Fourier Transforms.
• Implicitly also requires some basic ideas about
  Boolean Logic (AND, OR, NOT).

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Appendix A4.1 Four Lay Source Books 1 of 2

• Johnson, George. A Short Cut Through Time.
• Laypersons introduction to QC QE.
• My current choice for selected QC QE topic
  readings in IS courses.
• Singh, Simon. The Code Book.
• One section of a chapter is an excellent
  laypersons introduction to QE.

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Appendix A4.2 Four Lay Source Books 2 of 2

• Aczel, Amir D. Entanglement.
• Laypersons introduction to quantum
  entanglement. 
• Treiman, Sam. The Odd Quantum.
• Laypersons introduction to quantum mechanics
  (No QC, CI, or CE). 

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Summary Action Plan 1 of 2

• Inform ourselves.
• Start curriculum topic discussions.
• QC-Hardware
• QE telecomm
• Author initial materials in article or book
  form.

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Summary Action Plan 2 of 2

• Try these materials out in classroom
  situations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the materials.
• Iterate to perfection.

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The End
(QC) (QI) (QE)
THE END