Institute for Quantum Computing Essays

  • Personal Statement: An Application To My Community College

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    sides. There were few opportunities in such a small school, especially when it came to scholarships. I am eager to bring additional scholarship opportunities to my community college, starting with the Presidential scholarship from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) for which I could be the first awardee from McHenry County College (MCC). Once at IIT, I hope to challenge the status quo by developing a new innovative program as a collaborative effort between multiple disciplines. The rigorous

  • E-Portfolio Personal Statement

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    I’ve made my fair share of mistakes during my youth. Using the oven to hide my roommate’s birthday gift was a big mistake. Bleaching my hair blonde turned out to be an even bigger mistake. My biggest oversight, however, was taking so long to realize that my true passion in life is computer science. I was raised in a low-income household. My family could barely afford gym shoes, so a computer was out of the question. Many in my family consider my educational goal to be a fantasy, nevertheless

  • Quantum Telleportation: Interstellar, Star Trek, And Back To The Future

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    Quantum teleportation is familiar to everyone but no one knows what it is. Quantum teleportation is in movies like Interstellar, Star Trek, and Back to the Future but what is it? Quantum Teleportation is defined as, “a hypothetical technique to instantly transfer properties from one quantum system to another without contact, or to transfer a quantum state to an arbitrarily distant location.” (dictionary.com) In everyday terms, what that is saying is something is transferred to somewhere else. How

  • Comparison Of Waterloo And Kitchener In Ontario

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    based on the knowledge and service share. Economy relies on financial institutions, Manufacturing and technology sector along with universities in the area. The three big think tanks are based in the area, which are ‘institute of theoretical physics’, ‘institute of quantum computing’ and ‘international governance innovation’. There are number of technology companies in the area as well as insurance companies in the area. The three largest employee of the area are Manulife financial, university of

  • Ict And Society Essay

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    to the technology that can access to information or obtain information. According to Pelgrum and Law (2003) state that near the end of the 1980s, the term ‘computers’ was replaced by ‘IT’ (information technology) signifying a shift of focus from computing technology

  • Arguments Of Simulation Theory

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    Simulation Theory Introduction Simulation Theory can explain some of the fundamental questions of life that have plagued humankind ever since we were able to use critical thinking. Simulation Theory has logic to back it up, yet like all “beginning-of-the-universe” theories, it has no concrete evidence to support it. Nick Bostrom, a philosophy professor from Oxford University, is one of the main proponents behind the simulation argument. In his journal entry from Philosophical Quarterly’s article