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Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is the basis of some of the most fundamental theories in modern physics, but it is not an easy subject to learn. In the present article we intend to pave the way from quantum mechanics to QFT for students at early…

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The rapid growth of quantum information science and technology (QIST) presents unique educational challenges as it brings together students and researchers from many disciplines. This work presents findings from in-depth interviews with…

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Quantum computing is a technology that promises to offer significant advantages during the coming decades. Though the technology is still in a prototype stage, the last few years have seen many of these prototype devices become accessible…

We investigated the impact of incorporating quantitative reasoning for deeper sense-making in a Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial (QuILT) on students' conceptual performance using a framework emphasizing integration of conceptual and…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-02-16 Paul D. Justice , Emily Marshman , Chandralekha Singh

Quantum image processing (QIP) means the quantum based methods to speed up image processing algorithms. Many quantum image processing schemes claim that their efficiency are theoretically higher than their corresponding classical schemes.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-09 Nan Jiang , Yijie Dang , Jian Wang

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

Quantum computing is a growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science. The goal of this article is to highlight a successfully trialled quantum computing course for high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 years…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-06-19 Ciaran Hughes , Joshua Isaacson , Anastasia Perry , Ranbel Sun , Jessica Turner

Quantum mechanics is difficult to learn because it is counterintuitive, hard to visualize, mathematically challenging, and abstract. The Physics Education Technology (PhET) Project, known for its interactive computer simulations for…

Physics Education · Physics 2009-11-13 S. B. McKagan , K. K. Perkins , M. Dubson , C. Malley , S. Reid , R. LeMaster , C. E. Wieman

The revolutionary new field of Quantum Computing (QC) continues to gain attention in industry, academia, and government in both research and education. At educational institutions, there is a proliferation of introductory courses at various…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-07-15 Beth Thacker , Jianlan Wang , Yuanlin Zhang , Quy Ban Tran , Divya Sree Vemula , Tunde Kushimo

As hybrid quantum-classical models gain traction in machine learning, there is a growing need for tools that assess their effectiveness beyond raw accuracy. We present QMetric, a Python package offering a suite of interpretable metrics to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-17 Silvie Illésová , Tomasz Rybotycki , Martin Beseda

Quantum Computing (QC) is often challenging for beginners due to its abstract concepts and mathematical foundations. This paper explores the use of gamification to support the learning of introductory QC concepts. To investigate this,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Bella Hill , Miguel Morales-Trujillo

Quantum physics education at the upper-secondary level traditionally follows a historical approach, rarely extending beyond early 20th-century ideas, leaving students unprepared for comprehending modern quantum technologies central to…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-11-27 Sebastian Kilde-Westberg , Andreas Johansson , Anna Pearson , Jonas Enger

Quantum state tomography is a fundamental task in quantum computing, involving the reconstruction of an unknown quantum state from measurement outcomes. Although essential, it is typically introduced at the graduate level due to its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-14 Mohammad Aamir Sohail , Ranga Sudharshan , S. Sandeep Pradhan , Arvind Rao

Quantum Computing is an exciting field that draws from information theory, computer science, mathematics, and quantum physics to process information in fundamentally new ways. There is an ongoing race to develop practical quantum computers…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-05-16 Tunde Kushimo , Beth Thacker

The quantum mechanical formalism doesn't support our intuition, nor does it elucidate the key concepts that govern the behaviour of the entities that are subject to the laws of quantum physics. The arrays of complex numbers are kin to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Bob Coecke

Quantum Image Processing (QIP) is a field that aims to utilize the benefits of quantum computing for manipulating and analyzing images. However, QIP faces two challenges: the limitation of qubits and the presence of noise in a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-27 Yifan Zhou , Yan Shing Liang

We present a simple, accessible, yet rigorous outreach/educational program focused on quantum information science and technology for high-school and early undergraduate students. This program allows students to perform meaningful hands-on…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-08-11 Sophia E. Economou , Terry Rudolph , Edwin Barnes

This paper outlines an alternative approach to teaching quantum computing at the high school level, tailored for students with limited prior knowledge in advanced mathematics and physics. This approach diverges from traditional methods by…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-03-27 Qihong Sun , Shuangxiang Zhou , Ronghang Chen , Guanru Feng , Shi-Yao Hou , Bei Zeng

Quantum information science (QIS) is a critical interdisciplinary field that requires a well-educated workforce in the near future. Numerous researchers and educators have been actively investigating how to best educate and prepare such a…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-06-24 Kelley Durkin , Manshuo Lin , Michael H. Kolodrubetz , Ryan P. McMahan

We describe the development of a Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial (QuILT) on quantum key distribution, a context which involves a practical application of quantum mechanics. The QuILT helps upper-level undergraduate students learn…

Physics Education · Physics 2016-01-06 Seth DeVore , Chandralekha Singh