"059432 – Quantum Computing" Exam Tempates

This repository is maintained by the student community of the "059432 – Quantum Computing" course at Politecnico di Milano.
It contains past exam papers and peer-contributed solutions for collaborative study and practice.
The repository will be updated as new exam templates or solutions become available.

Academic Year: 2024/2025
University: Politecnico di Milano
School: School of Industrial & Information Engineering
Degree Programme: HPC Engineering (Mag. ord. 270, MI 425)
Year: 1st year
Semester: Second semester
SSD: ING-INF/05 – Information Processing Systems
Credits: 5 CFU

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Course description

Provide a basic understanding of the principles of quantum computing.
Equip students with the notions required to evaluate whether a given problem may benefit from quantum acceleration.
Enable hands-on experience with existing quantum computer simulators to foster further experimentation.

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Repository structure

Quantum_Computing_Exams
├── assets/
│   └── header.png
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├── exams/
│   ├── 2024-mock.pdf           ← mock exam
│   ├── 2025_01.pdf             ← January 2025 exam
│   ├── 2025_02.pdf             ← February 2025 exam
│   └── …                       ← (soon available)
│
├── solutions/
│   ├── 2024-mock_solution.pdf
│   ├── 2025_01_solution.pdf    ← (soon available)
│   ├── 2025_02_solution.pdf    ← (soon available)
│   └── …                       ← (soon available)
│
└── README.md

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How to contribute

GitHub’s default workflow for public repos applies:

1. Browse to the exams/ or solutions/ folder in this repository.
2. Click Add file → Upload files to upload your questions.pdf or solutions.pdf.
3. GitHub will prompt you to commit to a new branch—accept and name it meaningfully (e.g., add-exam-2024-06).
4. Open a Pull Request against main.

Alternatively, you can fork the repo, push your changes to a branch in your fork, and open a Pull Request.

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License & Disclaimer

This repository is a collaborative, student-maintained archive of past exam papers and community-contributed solutions for the "059432 – Quantum Computing" course at Politecnico di Milano. Its purpose is purely educational: we share, compare and discuss materials to help each other learn more effectively.