Teaching Quantum Computing without prerequisites: a case study

Abstract

We present the results of two semesters of a new undergraduate course on Quantum Computing for Fundamental Sciences and Engineering students. The course was taught employing a blended learning approach, with a combination of synchronous classes, asynchronous video lessons and projects using IBM’s Qiskit framework. As the students did not need any prerequisites in order to enroll, we treated the whole course as applied linear algebra, and it turns out that quantum computing can become the gateway to quantum physics instead of the other way around.