Education

QCB's education program spans semester DeCals, course archives, articles, tutorials, and an open resource library for students at every level.

Current · Fall 2026

Quantum Algorithms DeCal

CS 198-148 is a two-unit DeCal run by QCB. We cover quantum circuits and complexity, then get into the algorithms — Grover's, Shor's, Hamiltonian simulation, variational methods, and more. No background in quantum required.

Course

CS 198-148 · 2 units P/NP

Topics

Quantum Circuits & Universal Computation
Quantum Complexity Theory
Grover's Algorithm
Shor's Algorithm & Abelian Stabilizer
Hidden Subgroup Problem
Hamiltonian Simulation
Quantum Signal Processing & Walks
Adiabatic Quantum Computation
Variational Methods (VQE, QAOA)

Course Archive

Past DeCals

QCB's DeCal offerings have evolved from introductory quantum computing foundations to hardware, full-stack perspectives, industry applications, and algorithms.

Fall 2022

Full-Stack Quantum Computing

Riley Peterlinz, Binhan Hua

A technical DeCal covering quantum mechanics review, linear algebra, states and gates, quantum algorithms, qubit implementations, industry applications, QML, QAOA, VQE, and a final project.

Algorithms Hardware Applications

Spring 2022

Practical Applications of Quantum Computing

Victor Li, Emiliia Dyrenkova, Samyak Surti, Andris Huang

A broad, interdisciplinary DeCal built to introduce the quantum computing industry, separate substance from buzz, and examine applications across business functions and technical domains.

Industry Applications
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Fall 2019

Introduction to Quantum Computing

Debayan Bandyopadhyay, Glenn LeBlanc, Ethan Yeh

An introductory course in qubits, gates, measurement, quantum information foundations, circuit-model state evolution, core algorithmic subroutines, QFT, Shor's algorithm, Grover's algorithm, and physical realizations.

Foundations Algorithms
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Fall 2018

Introduction to Quantum Computing

Daniel Lengyel, Dhruv Devulapalli

An early QCB DeCal introducing qubits, quantum mechanics foundations, entanglement, Bell inequalities, teleportation, FFT/QFT, Shor's algorithm, Grover's algorithm, and special topics in quantum hardware and software.

Foundations

Open Resources

Resource Library

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