Educational portal in quantum computing

The Institut quantique de l’Université de Sherbrooke provides a unique educational tool through the animated series The Quantum Enigmas. The animated series features an introductory video to the key concepts of quantum computing followed by a series of enigmas.

In collaboration with IBM SkillsBuild, we offer you a series of introductory exercises. For those seeking to develop a greater understanding of quantum computing, Qiskit is an open-source toolkit developed by IBM that offers a series of advanced exercices on the enigmas.

Discover the fascinating world of quantum programming with Alice and her friends Bob, Charlie, Dahlia and Eve. You will travel through a universe populated by characters that will challenge you. At the same time, you will encounter several fundamental concepts of quantum computing.

The Quantum Enigmas is the recipient of Applied Arts Canada's Best Illustration 2023 award.

We wish you an inspiring learning journey!

Introduction 001 - Required notions

Notions

Qubit, Bloch sphere, measurement, entanglement, superposition

Quantum gates: NOT, Z, Hadamard, Ry, CNOT, CH, CZ, Toffoli, SWAP

Learning exercises

SkillsBuild offers a series of introductory-level exercises for each enigma. You can set up a free SkillsBuild account and access the learning module for this enigma.

Quantum Enigma 001 - The treasure door

Difficulty level = 1/5

Notions

Entanglement, superposition, quantum parallelism

Quantum gates: NOT, CNOT, SWAP, Hadamard

Learning exercises

SkillsBuild offers a series of introductory-level exercises for each enigma. You can set up a free SkillsBuild account and access the learning module for this enigma.

For those who wish to push their knowledge further, Qiskit offers a series of advanced problem sets related to this enigma.

Quantum Enigma 002 - The four hair colors

Difficulty level = 2/5

Notions

Entanglement, superposition, quantum parallelism, parity

Quantum gates: CNOT, Hadamard

Learning exercises

SkillsBuild offers a series of introductory-level exercises for each enigma. You can set up a free SkillsBuild account and access the learning module for this enigma.

For those who wish to push their knowledge further, Qiskit offers a series of advanced problem sets related to this enigma.

Quantum Enigma 003 - The four-square chessboard

Difficulty level = 3/5

Notions

Superposition, parity, control by the 0 state

Quantum gates: NOT, CNOT, Hadamard, Toffoli

Learning exercises

SkillsBuild offers a series of introductory-level exercises for each enigma. You can set up a free SkillsBuild account and access the learning module for this enigma.

For those who wish to push their knowledge further, Qiskit offers a series of advanced problem sets related to this enigma.

Quantum Enigma 004 - The Monty Hall problem

Difficulty level = 3/5

Notions

Superposition, 3 qubit entanglement, multi-qubit quantum states

Quantum gates: NOT, CNOT, CH, Ry

Learning exercises

SkillsBuild offers a series of introductory-level exercises for each enigma. You can set up a free SkillsBuild account and access the learning module for this enigma.

For those who wish to push their knowledge further, Qiskit offers a series of advanced problem sets related to this enigma.