Who is this for, exactly? It's introductory material for the "Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students", but what is that?
One quote:
"We’ll
use special mathematics – complex numbers and linear algebra (vectors and
matrices). Unfortunately, most high school mathematics curricula around the world do not teach linear algebra. It’s not very complicated. It’s really just a different and
clever way to add and multiply numbers together, but it’s a very powerful tool."
Looks like a summer school program at University of Waterloo:
"The Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS) is a unique, eight-day enrichment program for students hosted by the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo. QCSYS will run August 10-17, 2018 with students arriving August 9 and departing August 18.
The school offers an interesting blend of lectures, hands-on experiments and group work focused on quantum cryptography"
>Yes. If you are currently in grade 12 and you are attending university or college in the fall 2018 you are still eligible to attend the Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS).
So, high school students. Material looks accessible enough and well presented.
One quote:
"We’ll use special mathematics – complex numbers and linear algebra (vectors and matrices). Unfortunately, most high school mathematics curricula around the world do not teach linear algebra. It’s not very complicated. It’s really just a different and clever way to add and multiply numbers together, but it’s a very powerful tool."