(Difficult) For me the hardest part to follow in Shor's Algorithm was the Fourier Transform. Although I had briefly seen Fourier Transforms used in the EE department, The way it is presented here was far different than what I remembered from my electrical engineering class. If I understand correctly, we are using the individual frequencies in order to determine the period of a periodic sequence.
(Reflective) In reading about quantum computing, I thought a little about what the implications of a quantum computer would be. Although in theory it is a great idea, we obviously need more progress in quantum computing. it seems we have the math theory ready for facing quantum mechanics, but now fields like engineering, physics, and computer programming may be necessary to truly implement such a computer system.
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