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by gnuvince 4076 days ago
I took an introduction to quantum computing with Gilles Brassard at Université de Montréal 2-3 years ago: it was a really fun class given by a great lecturer. If you're an undergrad or grad student at UdeM, consider taking a class with Gilles (he also teaches introduction to algorithms, IFT2125 or something), you won't regret it.
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Thanks, I'm gonna be attending UdeM next semester so I'm noting this down. Does this class require much CS education ? I'm going to be studying Mathematics but I have a good base of C#.
You'll need to know algorithms, asymptotic complexity, probably have some knowledge of classical theory of computation. Mathematical maturity and linear algebra and complex numbers are important too. If you're curious, you can of course contact the prof and discuss your situation with them.
While all of these are required, none of the besides linear algebra are needed in great detail. I think someone who is Studying mathematics should be able to handle it.