Teaching & Learning Quantum Computing

Event Date:
2024-10-10T16:00:00
2024-10-10T17:00:00
Event Location:
HENN 201
Speaker:
Gina Passante, California State University (Fullerton)
Related Upcoming Events:
Department Colloquia
Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Georg Rieger (rieger@phas.ubc.ca) and Brett Gladman (gladman@astro.ubc.ca)

All are welcome to this in-person event!

Event Information:

Abstract:

As quantum information science and engineering continues to gain momentum, more courses dedicated to teaching these ideas are being offered at every instructional level. As new courses, programs, and certificates are being developed, there is a unique opportunity for research-based instruction to be embedded into the curriculum. Our work focuses on the introduction of quantum computing content in advanced undergraduate and early graduate courses. At this level, students have taken a significant number of technical courses. At the same time, students enroll in these courses from a variety of majors, including math, engineering, computer science, and physics. We focus on understanding student thinking as they learn foundational quantum information topics from these diverse backgrounds. I will present results on where quantum computing courses are being offered, what content is taught, the development of a conceptual survey on quantum computing, and research into student understanding.

Bio:

I am a physics professor at California State University, Fullerton. My research field is Physics Education Research, with a focus on the teaching and learning of quantum mechanics and quantum information science. My Ph.D. is from the University of Waterloo, where I studied quantum computing. I transitioned to the field of Physics Education Research with a postdoctoral position at the University of Washington. My research group studies how students learn quantum mechanical ideas and develop research-based instructional materials to improve student learning.

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Add to Calendar 2024-10-10T16:00:00 2024-10-10T17:00:00 Teaching & Learning Quantum Computing Event Information: Abstract: As quantum information science and engineering continues to gain momentum, more courses dedicated to teaching these ideas are being offered at every instructional level. As new courses, programs, and certificates are being developed, there is a unique opportunity for research-based instruction to be embedded into the curriculum. Our work focuses on the introduction of quantum computing content in advanced undergraduate and early graduate courses. At this level, students have taken a significant number of technical courses. At the same time, students enroll in these courses from a variety of majors, including math, engineering, computer science, and physics. We focus on understanding student thinking as they learn foundational quantum information topics from these diverse backgrounds. I will present results on where quantum computing courses are being offered, what content is taught, the development of a conceptual survey on quantum computing, and research into student understanding. Bio: I am a physics professor at California State University, Fullerton. My research field is Physics Education Research, with a focus on the teaching and learning of quantum mechanics and quantum information science. My Ph.D. is from the University of Waterloo, where I studied quantum computing. I transitioned to the field of Physics Education Research with a postdoctoral position at the University of Washington. My research group studies how students learn quantum mechanical ideas and develop research-based instructional materials to improve student learning. Learn More: See her faculty page from California State University Department of Physics faculty profiles: https://physics.fullerton.edu/people/faculty-and-staff/?itemID=40b6-ae61-d31e536  View some of her presentations on student understanding of quantum mechanics and quantum information science here: https://underline.io/speakers/8808-gina-passante  Read her interview/Physicist profile from the American Physical Society (APS) Careers page: https://www.aps.org/careers/profiles/gina-passante  Event Location: HENN 201