The final project will be an oral presentation given during regular class time on 5/8 and 5/10.
You will each choose a quantum algorithm from quantumalgorithmzoo.org for your presentation.
Or an approved alternative. For example, you may want to choose a quantum-inspired classical algorithm (e.g., https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.08468 and https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11317 are very interesting recent claims).
Discuss applications and/or importance and how the presumed quantum advantage arises.
Your oral presentation may use the whiteboard, slides, or a mixture as you choose.
We will start discussing choices/preferences/thoughts as a class, to help avoid redundancy (if possible) and share ideas.
Please be willing to share your ideas and offer helpful suggestions.
There is no need to be competitive; we are not grading on a curve.
Being helpful and supportive benefits everyone, including yourself.
Plan a 12-14 minute presentations and be prepared for 5 additional minutes of questions/discussion.
Please be a polite, respectful, and actively engaged audience and ask questions appropriately.
5% of your overall grade will be your audience participation in other students' presentations.
So respectfully ask questions and/or make insightful comments/observations.
The remaining 20% of the final project portion of your grade (25% total) will be based upon your presentation with the following caveat:
Submit informal lecture notes or slides, with minor modifications/corrections after your talk as you wish.
These notes/slides could improve our assessment by highlighting your understanding and the effort you made in your research and in organizing the information.
This extra material can only help your grade and could help compensate for a presentation that could have gone better.
Feel free to ask questions, make comments/suggestions, or register complaints in our comment box.