@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ DATE: April 8, 2026
77===== Plans for the week of April 6-104, 2026 =====
88
99!bblock
10- * The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA).
11- * The HHL algorithm
10+ * Discussions of the QPE algorithm and implementations
11+ * The HHL algorithm and links with the QPE algorithm
1212* Material this week:
1313 o PDF slides at URL:"https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/pub/week11/pdf/week11slides.pdf"
1414 o Jupyter-notebooks at URL:"https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week11/ipynb"
@@ -17,19 +17,6 @@ DATE: April 8, 2026
1717#* "Whiteboard notes":"https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesApril2.pdf"
1818!eblock
1919
20- !split
21- ===== What is the QAOA algorithm? =====
22-
23- _QAOA_ stands for the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm.
24-
25- !bblock Each part of the name reflects something essential about the method:
26- * Quantum: it runs on a quantum computer, using qubits and quantum gates.
27- * Approximate: it typically finds near-optimal solutions rather than exact ones.
28- * Optimization: it is designed to solve optimization problems (like MaxCut, scheduling, portfolio selection).
29- * Algorithm: it is a well-defined hybrid quantum–classical procedure.
30- !eblock
31-
32- QAOA is a variational quantum algorithm that uses a parameterized quantum circuit to search for good solutions to hard optimization problems.
3320
3421!split
3522===== What is the HHL algorithm =====
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4633!et
4734
4835
36+ !split
37+ ===== What is the QAOA algorithm? =====
38+
39+ The next week, our plan is to discuss the QAOA algorithm.
40+ _QAOA_ stands for the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm.
41+
42+ !bblock Each part of the name reflects something essential about the method:
43+ * Quantum: it runs on a quantum computer, using qubits and quantum gates.
44+ * Approximate: it typically finds near-optimal solutions rather than exact ones.
45+ * Optimization: it is designed to solve optimization problems (like MaxCut, scheduling, portfolio selection).
46+ * Algorithm: it is a well-defined hybrid quantum–classical procedure.
47+ !eblock
48+
49+ QAOA is a variational quantum algorithm that uses a parameterized quantum circuit to search for good solutions to hard optimization problems.
50+
51+
52+
4953!split
5054===== Codes and plans for the coming two weeks (April 13-24) =====
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