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A Blueprint for Q-CS1, an Introductory Quantum Programming Course

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Despite the need to build a quantum workforce, current courses that introduce quantum programming are rooted in quantum notation that students may find intimidating. We propose Q-CS1, a quantum equivalent of CS1 that begins with hands-on quantum programming. Q-CS1 is enabled by the Qwerty quantum programming language, which allows for reasoning about qubit behavior without physics notation or quantum circuits. An outline of Q-CS1 is provided along with plans for assessing its effectiveness.

Source: ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)

DOI: 10.1145/3641555.3705116

Authors: Austin J. Adams, Rodrigo Borela, Jeffrey S. Young, Thomas M. Conte

Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Teaching and Learning Programming

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4407685908

FWCI: 1.529

Cites: 13

Cited by: 1

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