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This report describes my experience teaching a graduate-level quantum computing course at Northeastern University in the academic year 2022-23. The course takes a practical, software-driven approach to the course, teaching basic quantum…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-12-19 Mariia Mykhailova

Quantum computing is an emerging paradigm with the potential to transform numerous application areas by addressing problems considered intractable in the classical domain. However, its integration into cyberspace introduces significant…

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The educational value of a fully diagrammatic approach in a scientific field has never been explored. We present Quantum Picturalism (QPic), an entirely diagrammatic formalism for all of qubit quantum mechanics. This framework is…

Learning quantum mechanics is challenging, even for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Research-validated interactive tutorials that build on students' prior knowledge can be useful tools to enhance student learning. We have…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-06-30 Ryan Sayer , Alexandru Maries , Chandralekha Singh

A major challenge for quantum workforce development is the need to both understand and reliably assess student learning of quantum information science (QIS) fundamentals. Yet student thinking is notoriously difficult to probe, even for…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-05-07 Josephine C. Meyer , Steven J. Pollock , Bethany R. Wilcox , Gina Passante

In this era of incessant advancements in quantum computing, bridging the gap between quantum algorithms' hardware requisites and available devices has become crucial. A prime focus in this context is the Software and System Level support…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-09-29 Zhiding Liang , Hanrui Wang

This paper examines the intersection of goals and values within grassroots organizations operating in the realm of quantum technologies (QT) education. It delineates a fundamental distinction between the objective to provide education and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-04-24 Ulrike Genenz , Neelanjana Anne , Zeynep Kılıç , Daniel Mathews , Oya Ok , Adrian Schmidt , Zeki Can Seskir

This study presents a review of the current state of research on teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education. A conceptual approach to quantum mechanics is being implemented in more and more introductory…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-05-15 Kim Krijtenburg-Lewerissa , Henk Pol , Alexander Brinkman , Wouter van Joolingen

We present an introduction to the Quantum Toolbox in Python (QuTiP) in the context of an undergraduate quantum mechanics class and potential senior research projects. QuTiP provides ready-to-use definitions of standard quantum states and…

Physics Education · Physics 2019-10-01 Andrew M. C. Dawes

The Quantum Entrepreneurship Lab (QEL) is a one-semester, project-based course at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), designed to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial application in the quantum sector. As part of…

Quantum computing offers a powerful new perspective on probabilistic and collective behaviors traditionally taught in statistical physics. This paper presents two classroom-ready modules that integrate quantum computing into the…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-11-06 Zihan Li , Dan A. Mazilu , Irina Mazilu

In quantum software engineering (QSE), quantum software testing (QST) has attracted increasing attention as quantum software systems grow in scale and complexity. Since QST evaluates quantum programs through execution under designed test…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Yuechen Li , Minqi Shao , Jianjun Zhao , Qichen Wang

Quantum computing offers new ways to explore the theory of computation via the laws of quantum mechanics. Due to the rising demand for quantum computing resources, there is growing interest in developing cloud-based quantum resource sharing…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Irwindeep Singh , Sukhpal Singh Gill , Jinzhao Sun , Jan Mol

The inaugural edition of the MIT Quantum Index Report (QIR). Quantum technologies are evolving from theoretical concepts into tangible technologies with commercial promise. Their rapid progress is capturing global attention and suggests we…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-06 Jonathan Ruane , Elif Kiesow , Johannes Galatsanos , Carl Dukatz , Edward Blomquist , Prashant Shukla

We describe the difficulties advanced undergraduate and graduate students have with quantum measurement. To reduce these difficulties, we have developed research-based learning tools such as the Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial (QuILT)…

Physics Education · Physics 2016-02-19 Guangtian Zhu , Chandralekha Singh

Quantum computing harnesses quantum laws of nature to enable new types of algorithms, not efficiently possible on traditional computers, that may lead to breakthroughs in crucial areas like materials science and chemistry. There is rapidly…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-10-16 Mariia Mykhailova , Krysta M. Svore

Quantum computing (QC) is an emerging computing paradigm with potential to revolutionize the field of computing. QC is a field that is quickly developing globally and has high barriers of entry. In this paper we explore both successful…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-06-16 Ruslan Shaydulin , Caleb Thomas , Paige Rodeghero

Contribution: In this study, an alternative educational approach for introducing quantum computing to a wider audience is highlighted. The proposed methodology considers quantum computing as a generalized probability theory rather than a…

Physics Education · Physics 2021-05-31 Özlem Salehi , Zeki Seskir , İlknur Tepe

Quantum computing is a highly abstract scientific discipline, which, however, is expected to have great practical relevance in future information technology. This forces educators to seek new methods to teach quantum computing for students…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Juha Reinikainen , Vlad Stirbu , Teiko Heinosaari , Vesa Lappalainen , Tommi Mikkonen