@mitodl/smoot-design 5.0.0 → 6.0.0

package/dist/esm/bundles/RemoteTutorDrawer/RemoteTutorDrawer.stories.js

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable react-hooks/rules-of-hooks */
 import * as React from "react";
+import invariant from "tiny-invariant";
 import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw";
+import { handlers } from "../../components/AiChat/test-utils/api";
 import { RemoteTutorDrawer, } from "./RemoteTutorDrawer";
-import invariant from "tiny-invariant";
 const TEST_API_STREAMING = "http://localhost:4567/streaming";
-const CONTENT_FILE_URL = "http://localhost:4567/api/v1/contentfiles/1";
+const CONTENT_FILE_URL = "http://localhost:4567/api/v1/contentfiles/?edx_module_id=1";
 const INITIAL_MESSAGES = [
     {
         content: "Hi! What are you interested in learning about?",
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const buildIFrame = (payload) => (el) => {
     const parent = (_a = el.contentWindow) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.parent;
     invariant(doc && parent);
     const button = doc.createElement("button");
-    button.textContent = "Trigger chat (Send message to parent)";
+    button.textContent = "Open drawer (send message to parent)";
     doc.body.appendChild(button);
     const div = doc.createElement("div");
     doc.body.appendChild(div);
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ const meta = {
         blockType === "problem" ? (React.createElement(IFrame, { payload: {
                 blockType,
                 target,
+                title: "AskTIM for help with Problem: Derivatives 1.1",
                 chat: {
-                    askTimTitle: "for help with Problem: Derivatives 1.1",
                     apiUrl: TEST_API_STREAMING,
                     initialMessages: INITIAL_MESSAGES,
                     conversationStarters: STARTERS,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ const meta = {
         blockType === "video" ? (React.createElement(IFrame, { payload: {
                 blockType,
                 target,
+                title: "AskTIM about this video",
                 chat: {
                     apiUrl: TEST_API_STREAMING,
                     initialMessages: INITIAL_MESSAGES,
@@ -93,62 +95,139 @@ export const VideoStory = {
         msw: {
             handlers: [
                 http.get(CONTENT_FILE_URL, () => {
-                    return HttpResponse.json({
-                        summary: mockSummary,
-                        flashcards: mockFlashcards,
-                    });
+                    return HttpResponse.json(sampleResponse);
                 }),
+                ...handlers,
             ],
         },
     },
-    render: ({ target }, { parameters: { blockType } }) => (React.createElement(React.Fragment, null,
-        React.createElement(IFrame, { payload: {
-                blockType,
-                target,
-                chat: {
-                    apiUrl: TEST_API_STREAMING,
-                    initialMessages: INITIAL_MESSAGES,
-                    conversationStarters: STARTERS,
+};
+// From https://api.rc.learn.mit.edu/api/v1/contentfiles/?edx_module_id=asset-v1%3AMITxT%2B3.012Sx%2B3T2024%2Btype%40asset%2Bblock%400cc53e11-1f91-4ed8-8bab-0d873db8cb90-en.srt
+const sampleResponse = {
+    count: 1,
+    next: null,
+    previous: null,
+    results: [
+        {
+            id: 16649919,
+            run_id: 7462,
+            run_title: "Structure of Materials",
+            run_slug: null,
+            departments: [
+                {
+                    department_id: "3",
+                    name: "Materials Science and Engineering",
+                    channel_url: "https://rc.learn.mit.edu/c/department/materials-science-and-engineering/",
+                    school: {
+                        id: 2,
+                        name: "School of Engineering",
+                        url: "https://engineering.mit.edu/",
+                    },
                 },
-                summary: {
-                    apiUrl: CONTENT_FILE_URL,
+            ],
+            semester: null,
+            year: null,
+            topics: [
+                {
+                    id: 732,
+                    name: "Science & Math",
+                    icon: "RiTestTubeLine",
+                    parent: null,
+                    channel_url: "https://rc.learn.mit.edu/c/topic/science-math/",
                 },
-            } }),
-        React.createElement(RemoteTutorDrawer, { target: target, messageOrigin: "http://localhost:6006" }))),
+                {
+                    id: 734,
+                    name: "Chemistry",
+                    icon: "RiTestTubeLine",
+                    parent: 732,
+                    channel_url: "https://rc.learn.mit.edu/c/topic/chemistry/",
+                },
+                {
+                    id: 748,
+                    name: "Engineering",
+                    icon: "RiRobot2Line",
+                    parent: null,
+                    channel_url: "https://rc.learn.mit.edu/c/topic/engineering/",
+                },
+                {
+                    id: 755,
+                    name: "Materials Science and Engineering",
+                    icon: "RiRobot2Line",
+                    parent: 748,
+                    channel_url: "https://rc.learn.mit.edu/c/topic/materials-science-and-engineering/",
+                },
+            ],
+            key: "asset-v1:MITxT+3.012Sx+3T2024+type@asset+block@0cc53e11-1f91-4ed8-8bab-0d873db8cb90-en.srt",
+            uid: null,
+            title: null,
+            description: null,
+            url: null,
+            content_feature_type: [],
+            content_type: "file",
+            content: " So with this, we will conclude a discussion about the glasses. And I mentioned that there is another class of materials that we'll talk about that form amorphous materials, and they are called polymers. And one very important concept that we will introduce in terms of the polymers is called a random walk model. And it helps us to understand what is the structure of the polymers and how they look in different solvents, how they behave at different temperatures, et cetera. So you've probably heard about polymers. Some of you do know about the internal structure of the polymers. But the polymers, in general, are materials that are composed of individual units that are connected among each other to form relatively long chains. So the name itself comes from Latin that means many parts or units. So it simply means that one individual structural unit within the polymer is composed of many identical or different units. So there are many naturally occurring polymers. So for example, cotton, leather, rubber, wool, et cetera, they're all polymers. And what they all have again in common is that they have the structural units that they're interconnected among each other. There are many biopolymers, so DNA molecules, for example. They belong into the class of polymers simply because they have individual structural units that are connected in a relatively long chain. What we will mostly talk about are synthetic polymers. So these are the polymers that are man-made. And it turns out that they're mostly organic in composition. And I just gave you a couple of examples. So again, most of them are composed of hydrocarbons. They can have other elements, but again, mostly carbon and hydrogen. So one example that they would like to give you is ethylene. So the ethylene itself are two carbon atoms that they're connected among each other, and then each is surrounded by two hydrogen atoms. So this is a monomer, ethylene. if I make a polymer out of the structural unit, I will end up in polyethylene. So you've probably heard about this particular polymer. And its composition would be it is as follows. So you would, again, have carbon atoms that they're connected among each other. And they're surrounded by hydrogen atoms. And there would be many, many of them connected among each other. And again this would be my structural unit, or this would be my monomer. So the polyethylene would be, again, how I would typically write this is would be CH2 CH2, et cetera. And there would be n of them. And this n can be arbitrary. So we will see that there can be polyethylene polymers that are relatively short in the chain length, but some of them are relatively long. Another example would be vinyl chloride, or PVC in the polymer phase. So the vinyl chloride, again, the structure of the PVC would be that, again, you have carbon atoms that are connected among each other. You have hydrogen atoms that is surrounding one, but one has a chlorine atom. And this would be a monomer. And there would be, again, a number or n of these individual monitor units that would be connected among each other. And again, how we typically present this polymers is, again, we have individual units, or monomers, that are connected among each other in a relatively long chain. So this would be a relatively low molecular weight polymer, meaning that each polymer chain is relatively short. Or this would represent the high molecular weight polymer, meaning that the number of the monomer units is relatively high. So do you happen to know about what is the number of monomers in a typical polymer? What would be your guess? Here of we are drawing maybe 10 of them or maybe 30 of them. Yes? A couple thousands. Couple of thousands, that's right. So just to illustrate that fact, the molecular weight, typical molecular weight of a polymer would be, let's say, 10 to the fourth up to 10 to 15 grams per mole. And the molecular weight of an individual ethylene units would be C2 H2 is 28 grams per mole. So you can see that in individual polymer unit can have thousands and thousands of these individual monomer units. So these are very, very long chains. So how do we understand the structure of these materials when there are a number and number of these chains that are somehow forming the solid material? So to understand that we will represent polymers in a form that is shown here. So in other words, just to understand what this image here represents, if this was an example or representation of a polymer chain right-- these are just paper clips that they clip together-- if this is my monument, this would be a polymer chain. So if you have a material, if you have a solid material, if you have a piece of a polymer in the solid form, it's very, very unlikely, almost impossible to have this in a crystalline form where all of the chains are aligned like this. And they are periodically arranged in space. How this polymer units or polymer chains actually look like in this polymer is that they're somehow they form this type of a structure. So they are somehow clumped together, or they form as something that looks like a mess. So the question that we are trying to answer and that we will try to answer in the next couple of minutes is, how do we describe that mess? How do I describe whether the extension of this chain will be like this, or perhaps this chain will collapse completely like this? And this will strongly depend on the environment. For example, if you have a polymer in a specific solvent, how it behaves in that solvent and how far this chain extends in space will strongly depend on the interaction of that polymer with the solvent. But the main idea is that we are trying to quantify how far in space that chain expands. And to do that, we will use this random walk model that I will try to explain in the next couple of minutes. So the random walk model simply describes a set of steps that each monomer is taking. So this particular image shows a very, very long chain. And each individual component of this chain is a single monomer. So we are trying to quantify how this polymer chain behaves in space. So what we're doing is that we are describing a random walk model in which we are trying to make steps of individual monomers units, and we are trying to understand how they arrange in space. So you might be familiar with the random walk model, for example, from Brownian motion. So if you think about Brownian motion or how particles move in different liquids, you would use this random walk model. So it's a similar way how we describe, for example, diffusion of the atoms, et cetera. So one way to think about this is to have so-called a lattice random walk model, in which each unit, monomer unit is taking a step. So this arrow here will represent one monomer. So I'm going from the starting position to the end position of the monomer. And the lattice this random walk model would assume that each of these monomer units is making a specific steps in lattice. So this would be an example of a specific structure where, again, the lattice and the angle, where the length of this arrow, the monomer size, and the angle are fixed. So the angle is 90 degrees always. So in the lattice random walk model, the length of each step and the angle are fixed. And this would explain very well diffusion within a material-- So when you assume that each step has a very well-defined length and a very well-defined angle. On the other hand, in polymers, this angle is not necessarily fixed. So if I have one monomer unit, there is no reason to believe that the next monomer unit will be 90 degrees relatively to that first step. So we will develop something that is called variable angle of random walk model. So this is the variable angle of a random walk. Again, we are assuming that each step is, of the same length, which we'll call l. So the next monomer unit has the same length l, but it can have any angle relative to the first one. And so in this particular case, the length is fixed, but the angle is random. And this would be a very good example of a random walk model applied to polymers. ",
+            content_title: "",
+            content_author: null,
+            content_language: null,
+            image_src: null,
+            resource_id: "5124",
+            resource_readable_id: "course-v1:MITxT+3.012Sx",
+            course_number: ["course-v1:MITxT+3.012Sx"],
+            file_type: null,
+            file_extension: ".srt",
+            offered_by: {
+                code: "mitx",
+                name: "MITx",
+                channel_url: "https://rc.learn.mit.edu/c/unit/mitx/",
+            },
+            platform: {
+                code: "mitxonline",
+                name: "MITx Online",
+            },
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+            summary: 'The video discusses polymers, a class of materials composed of long chains of interconnected structural units or monomers. Key points include:\n\n1. **Definition and Structure**: Polymers consist of many repeating units, which can be identical or different. They can be naturally occurring (like cotton and DNA) or synthetic (like polyethylene and PVC).\n\n2. **Monomers and Polymers**: Monomers are the individual units that make up polymers. For example, ethylene is a monomer that forms polyethylene when linked together. The molecular weight of polymers can be very high, often ranging from 10,000 to 10^15 grams per mole.\n\n3. **Random Walk Model**: This model is introduced to understand the structure and behavior of polymers in different environments. It describes how individual monomers take steps in space, akin to Brownian motion. \n\n4. **Lattice Random Walk vs. Variable Angle Random Walk**: The lattice model assumes fixed step lengths and angles, while the variable angle model allows for random angles between steps, better representing the behavior of polymer chains.\n\n5. **Impact of Environment**: The extension and arrangement of polymer chains depend on their interactions with solvents and environmental conditions, leading to a "messy" structure rather than a crystalline form.\n\nOverall, the video emphasizes the complexity and variability in the structure and behavior of polymers, which can be modeled using random walk principles.',
+            flashcards: [
+                {
+                    answer: "The main topic is about polymers and their structure, particularly the random walk model.",
+                    question: "What is the main topic discussed in the transcript regarding materials?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "Polymers are materials composed of individual units connected to form long chains, derived from the Latin term meaning 'many parts or units'.",
+                    question: "What does the term 'polymers' mean?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "Examples of naturally occurring polymers include cotton, leather, rubber, and wool.",
+                    question: "Can you name some naturally occurring polymers mentioned in the transcript?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "Synthetic polymers are man-made polymers, mostly organic in composition, primarily composed of hydrocarbons.",
+                    question: "What is a synthetic polymer?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "The monomer for polyethylene is ethylene, which consists of two carbon atoms connected to each other, each surrounded by two hydrogen atoms.",
+                    question: "What is the monomer for polyethylene?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "The typical molecular weight of a polymer ranges from 10^4 to 10^15 grams per mole.",
+                    question: "What is the typical molecular weight range for polymers?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "The random walk model helps to describe how polymer chains behave in space and their arrangement in different environments.",
+                    question: "What does the random walk model help to describe in polymers?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "In the lattice random walk model, each step has a fixed length and angle (90 degrees), while in the variable angle random walk model, the length is fixed but the angle can vary.",
+                    question: "How does the lattice random walk model differ from the variable angle random walk model?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "An example of a polymer derived from vinyl chloride is PVC (polyvinyl chloride).",
+                    question: "What is an example of a polymer mentioned that is derived from vinyl chloride?",
+                },
+                {
+                    answer: "The interactions of polymers with solvents strongly influence how far the polymer chain extends in space.",
+                    question: "How do the interactions of polymers with solvents affect their behavior?",
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ],
 };
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The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!<br /><br />In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.<br /><br /><strong><br />Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\">The page where you enter is the Course tab. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.<br /><br />By scrolling down from the Course tab, you will find the Pre-Assessment. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.<br /><br />Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the Get Started section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><strong><br />Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems<br /></strong></p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\">In the first week of this course, you&rsquo;ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You&rsquo;ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Release of Weekly Content</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li><span>Week 1 is available for you as the course opens.</span></li>\\n<li>Week 2 will be released on June 24.</li>\\n<li>Week 3 will be released on July 1.</li>\\n<li>Week 4 will be released on July 8.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p>You will have until July 15 to complete all course materials.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\">All assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Universal Time Code (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.<br /></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.<br /><br /><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,<br /><br />Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang<br /><br />Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "June 17, 2019",\n        "id": 5,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><span>Dear Learners,<br /><br /></span>Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!<br /><br />In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.<br /><br /><strong><br />RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\">On Wednesday, June 26th, a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\">Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\"><a href=\\"https://mit.webex.com/mit/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9e4affb832c19f75b113db6857ba9570\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Registration for the webinar is now open!</a></p>\\n<p style=\\"padding-left: 30px;\\">Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.<br /><br />We hope you will join us for the conversation.</p>\\n<p><br /><br />Best Wishes,<br /><br />Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang<br /><br />Faculty Directors, Quantum Computing Realities professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "June 24, 2019",\n        "id": 6,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Hello,<br /><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!<br /><br />The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.<br /><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder<br /></strong>This week is the self and peer assessment written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (July 15 at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three peer assessments; this step is required in order to receive points for the assignment.<br /><br /><strong>Webinar Recording</strong><br />Thank you to all who were able to attend our course webinar last week with Dr. Will Oliver. For those who weren\'t able to attend, a link the recording is now available in the Get Started &gt; Course Webinars section.<br /><br />If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.<br /><br /><br />Best Wishes,<br /><br />Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang<br /><br />Faculty Directors, Quantum Computing Realities professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "July 1, 2019",\n        "id": 7,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><span>Dear Learners,<br /><br /></span>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.<br /><br />The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, July 15 at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and time are in the UTC time zone. Please&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">check your local time zone as it relates to UTC</a> so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />If you have any questions during the course, please check the FAQ tab first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.<br /><br /><br />Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang<br /><br />Faculty Directors, Quantum Computing Realities professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "July 8, 2019",\n        "id": 8,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><span>Dear Learners,<br /><br /></span>Congratulations on reaching the end of Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.<br /><br />If you missed the webinar for this course, a recording is available. To access the recording of the course webinar, please visit the Get Started &gt; Course Webinar section to find the link.<br /><br />We would like to remind you that you have until Monday, July 15th at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements. Please submit all responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />Don\'t forget to <a href=\\"https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">use this tool to convert to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.<br /><br />In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://mitxpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:MITxPRO+QCx3+1T2019/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AMITxPRO%2BQCx3%2B1T2019%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">your feedback on the course</a>.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation.<br /><br /><strong><br />CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p><span>Course certificates will be available on Wednesday, July 17th on your MIT xPRO student dashboard and on the <a href=\\"https://mitxpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:MITxPRO+QCx3+1T2019/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Course Progress Page</a>.</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span><br />COURSE AVAILABILITY</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>Please also note that the course materials will be available for 90 days after this program&rsquo;s end date (until November 22, 2019), at which point the course will be archived. Please make note of this date and download any materials you would like to keep for your reference before November 22, 2019.<br /><br /><br /></span>Best Wishes,<br /><br />Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang<br /><br />Faculty Directors, Quantum Computing Realities professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "July 12, 2019",\n        "id": 9,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Welcome to Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication, the first course in MIT&rsquo;s Quantum Computing Realities professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!<br /><br />In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.<br /><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete the Pre-Assessment. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.<br /><br />Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <strong>Course Guide</strong> at the top of the course page. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.<br /><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you&rsquo;ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You&rsquo;ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.<br /><br /><strong>Release of Weekly Content</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Week 1 is available for you as the course opens.</li>\\n<li>Week 2 will be released on January 13.</li>\\n<li>Week 3 will be released on January 20.</li>\\n<li>Week 4 will be released on January 27.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p>You will have until February 3 to complete all course materials.<br /><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>All assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Universal Time Code (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.<br /><br /></span>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.<br /><br /><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "January 6, 2020",\n        "id": 10,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>We wanted to provide an update on the course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver. This webinar will take place on Thursday, January 16th at 17:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT).<br /><br />Additional information, including&nbsp;how to access the course webinar, can be found in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R2/courseware/a65c809048db4a21acb33a5c133144b5/3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR2%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%403cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\"><em>Get Started &gt; Course Webinar</em></a> section.<br /><br />If you have any questions, please let us know by posting to the discussion forum.<br /><br />Thanks,</p>\\n<p>The Quantum Computing Course Team</p>",\n        "date": "January 8, 2020",\n        "id": 11,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><span>Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!<br /><br /></span>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.<br /><br />As a reminder, all course assignments are due on the final day of the course: Monday, February 3, 2020. If you have any questions about course content, please post to the discussion forum.<br /><br /><br /><br />Best Wishes,<br />Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "January 13, 2020",\n        "id": 12,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!<br /><br />The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.<br /><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>This week is the self and peer assessment written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (February 3 at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three peer assessments; this step is required in order to receive points for the assignment.<br /><br />If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.<br /><br />Best Wishes,<br />Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "January 19, 2020",\n        "id": 13,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><b>Course Webinar Recording Posted</b> <br /><br /></p>\\n<p>The link to the recording of the course webinar has been posted. You can find the link the in the&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R2/courseware/a65c809048db4a21acb33a5c133144b5/3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR2%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%403cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Get Started &gt; Course Webinar</a> section. Thank you to all the participants who were able to join us!</p>",\n        "date": "January 21, 2020",\n        "id": 14,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.<br /><br />The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.<br /><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on <span style=\\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\\"><strong>Monday, February 3 at 23:30 UTC</strong></span>.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the UTC time zone. Please&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">check your local time zone as it relates to UTC</a> so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Exit Survey Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R2/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/1?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR2%2Btype%40vertical%2Bblock%40a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">respond to our Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please check the FAQ and Course Guide tabs first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><p>\\n<p>Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "January 27, 2020",\n        "id": 15,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>If you missed the webinar for this course, a recording is available. To access the recording of the course webinar, please visit the&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R2/courseware/a65c809048db4a21acb33a5c133144b5/3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR2%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%403cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Get Started &gt; Course Webinar</a> section to find the link.<br /><br />We would like to remind you that you have until Monday, February 3rd at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements. Please submit all responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<br>\\n<p><span>Don\'t forget that this course is in the UTC time zone. Use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">tool to convert to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.<br /><br /></span>In addition, we appreciate and welcome your feedback on the course -- please&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R2/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR2%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">fill out the exit survey</a> if you haven&rsquo;t already.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong><span>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>Course certificates will be available on Wednesday, February 5th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</span></p>\\n<br>\\n<p><strong><span>COURSE AVAILABILITY</span></strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course ends. However, the discussion forums will lock to further posting and the course team will no longer update or monitor content.</p>\\n<br><br>\\n<p><span>Best Wishes,</span></p>\\n<p><span>Professor William Oliver<br /></span>Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "February 3, 2020",\n        "id": 16,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO&rsquo;s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the Course tab. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down from the Course tab, you will find the Pre-Assessment. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <strong>Course Guide</strong> at the top of the course page. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you&rsquo;ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You&rsquo;ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>All assignments are due by the end of the course: June 29th at 23:30 UTC. Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Universal Time Code (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "June 1, 2020",\n        "id": 17,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong><span>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver, Faculty Director</span></strong></p>\\n<p>On Wednesday, June 17th at 16:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</p>\\n<p>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><strong><a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R3/courseware/a65c809048db4a21acb33a5c133144b5/3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR3%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%403cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Registration for the webinar is now open!</a></strong></p>\\n<p>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><span><br /></span></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "June 8, 2020",\n        "id": 18,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Webinar Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>On Wednesday, June 17th at 16:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT), Dr. Will Oliver will be hosting a course webinar. Please visit the \\"Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar\\" section for more details and to RSVP!</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong><br />Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p><span>This week is the self and peer assessment written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (June 29 at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three peer assessments; this step is required in order to receive points for the assignment.</span></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\\n<p><span>Best Wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "June 15, 2020",\n        "id": 19,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p>The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on <strong>Monday, June 29 at 23:30 UTC</strong>.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the UTC time zone. Please&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">check your local time zone as it relates to UTC</a> so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>Exit Survey Reminder</span></strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R3/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR3%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">respond to our Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span><br /></span></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please check the <strong>FAQ</strong> and <strong>Course Guide</strong> tabs first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\\n<p>Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "June 22, 2020",\n        "id": 20,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "Hello,\\n<br><br>\\nWe\'ve heard from some learners that the IBMQ lab questions are timing out or not loading correctly. The course team is aware of the issue and it has been resolved.\\n<br><br>\\nWe will extend the deadlines for the W4 IBMQ questions until Wednesday, July 1st at 23:30 UTC to make up for this delay.\\n<br><br>\\nThank you for your patience,\\n<br>\\nThe Quantum Course Team\\n",\n        "date": "June 24, 2020",\n        "id": 21,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>If you missed the webinar for this course, a recording is available. To access the recording of the course webinar, please visit the Get Started &gt; Course Webinar section. The course team has also responded to the questions we were unable to get to during the webinar. The downloadable PDF of those responses is available in the same location.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you have until <strong>Monday, June 29th at 23:30 UTC</strong> to complete the course requirements. Please submit all responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p>Due to a connectivity error earlier this week, the IBM Quantum Experience questions in Week 4 are now due on July 1st at 23:30 UTC. We hope that this extra time will make up for the delay this week with these problems. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.</p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget that this course deadline is in the UTC time zone. <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Use this tool to convert to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome your feedback on the course -- please&nbsp;<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R3/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR3%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">fill out the exit survey</a> if you haven&rsquo;t already.</p>\\n<p>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</span></strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, July 3rd on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>COURSE AVAILABILITY</span></strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will continue to be available after the course ends. However, the discussion forums will lock to further posting and the course team will no longer update or monitor content.</p>\\n<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p><span>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</span></p>",\n        "date": "June 25, 2020",\n        "id": 22,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the <strong>Course</strong> tab. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down from the Course tab, you will find the <strong>Pre-Assessment</strong>. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <strong>Course Guide</strong> at the top of the course page and the Welcome to the Course section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: February 22nd at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Universal Time Code (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "January 25, 2021",\n        "id": 23,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>On Thursday, February 4th at 17:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</li>\\n<li><a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R4/courseware/a65c809048db4a21acb33a5c133144b5/3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR4%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%403cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Registration for the webinar is now open</a>.\\u00a0Visit the Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section for more information and to sign up!</li>\\n<li>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "February 1, 2021",\n        "id": 24,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>This week is the reflection and review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (February 22nd at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</strong></p>\\n<p>The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver took place last week. Thanks to those who were able to join us! If you were unable to join us, you can view the recording in the \\u201cWelcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar\\u201d section.</p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "February 8, 2021",\n        "id": 25,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>We are now in the midst of the final week of this course. In this week, we are focusing on benchmarking quantum systems. You started the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. By the end of this week, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, February 22nd at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the UTC time zone. Please check your\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">local time zone as it relates to UTC</a> so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n<li>You can confirm your course score by clicking on the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R4/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Progress tab</a> on the top of the course page. You\'ll need a final course score of 60% or greater in order to pass and receive your digital course certificate.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>Exit Survey Reminder</span></strong></p>\\n<p>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R4/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR4%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">respond to our Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</p>\\n<p><br />If you have any questions during the course, please check the <strong>FAQ</strong> and <strong>Course Guide</strong> tabs first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><span>Best wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "February 18, 2021",\n        "id": 26,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until <strong>today at 23:30 UTC</strong> to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate. You can confirm your current course score by viewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R4/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\"><strong>Progress tab</strong></a> at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p>You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />Don\'t forget to use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">tool to convert to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R4/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR4%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">your feedback on the course</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, February 26th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>COURSE AVAILABILITY</strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p><br />We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing\\u00a0Realities </em>professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "February 22, 2021",\n        "id": 27,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the <strong>Course</strong> tab. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down from the Course tab, you will find the <strong>Pre-Assessment</strong>. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\"><strong>Course Guide</strong></a> at the top of the course page and the Welcome to the Course section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: October 25th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\"><strong>Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)</strong></a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.</span></p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "September 27, 2021",\n        "id": 28,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>On Wednesday, October 6th at 16:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</li>\\n<li><a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/courseware/a65c809048db4a21acb33a5c133144b5/3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR5%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%403cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Registration for the webinar is now open</a>. Visit the Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section for more information and to sign up!</li>\\n<li>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span style=\\"font-size: 14px;\\">\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 4, 2021",\n        "id": 29,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>This week is the reflection and review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (October 25th at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</strong></p>\\n<p>The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver took place last week. Thanks to those who were able to join us! If you were unable to join us, you can view the recording in the \\u201cWelcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar\\u201d section.</p>\\n<p><br />If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 11, 2021",\n        "id": 30,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now\\u00a0in the midst of the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p>The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on <strong>Monday, October 25th at 23:30 UTC</strong>.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) time zone. Please\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">check your local time zone as it relates to UTC</a> so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>Exit Survey Reminder</span></strong></p>\\n<p>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you respond to our <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR5%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</p>\\n<p><br />If you have any questions during the course, please check the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">FAQ</a> and\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Course Guide</a> tabs first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><span>Best wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 18, 2021",\n        "id": 31,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that <strong>you still have until today at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements</strong> (if you haven\\u2019t already). You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate. You can confirm your current course score by viewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Progress tab</a>\\u00a0at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p>You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<br>\\n<p><span>Don\'t forget to <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">use this tool to convert to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</span></p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R5/courseware/95c15e57487c4cb7b8b3f37490751afe/ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/?activate_block_id=block-v1%3AxPRO%2BQCRx1%2BR5%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%40ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">your feedback on the course</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, October 29th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>COURSE AVAILABILITY</strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p><br />We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 25, 2021",\n        "id": 32,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p><span>Please visit your dashboard at\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/</a> and click on the course title to access the class.</span></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the course homepage. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down the homepage, you will find the Pre-Assessment. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Course Guide</a>\\u00a0at the top of the course page and the Welcome to the Course section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: <strong>May 2nd at 23:30 UTC</strong>.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.</span></p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 4, 2022",\n        "id": 33,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Next week on Monday, April 18th at 16:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</li>\\n<li>Registration is now open! Visit the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a> for more information and to sign up.</li>\\n<li>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 11, 2022",\n        "id": 34,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>This week is the reflection and review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (May 2nd at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Today at 16:00 UTC (12:00 ET/09:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Registration for the webinar is now open. 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Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, May 2nd at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) time zone. 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We thank you in advance for your feedback.</span></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please check the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">FAQ</a>\\u00a0and\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Course Guide</a>\\u00a0first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><span>Best wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 25, 2022",\n        "id": 36,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you have until Monday, May 2nd at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements. Please submit all responses to the following activities (if you haven\'t already):</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />Don\'t forget that this course deadline is in the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) time zone.\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Use this tool</a> to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to your local time zone. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</p>\\n<p><br />In addition, we appreciate and welcome your feedback on the course -- if you haven\'t already, <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">please fill out the Exit Survey</a>.</p>\\n<p><br />We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong><span>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>Course certificates will be available on Friday, May 6th on your MIT xPRO student dashboard. You must earn a course score of at least 60% to receive a course certificate. You can check your current course score by visiting the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Progress page</a>.</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span><br />COURSE AVAILABILITY</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>Please also note that the course materials will continue to be available after the course ends. However, the discussion forums will lock to further posting and the course team will no longer update or monitor content.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 29, 2022",\n        "id": 37,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until <strong>today at 23:30 UTC</strong> to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate. You can confirm your current course score by viewing the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Progress tab</a> at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p>You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p>Don\'t forget to use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">tool to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</p>\\n<p><span><br />In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">your feedback on the course</a>.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>COURSE\\u00a0WEBINAR RESOURCES</span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><span>During the course webinar, there were some questions we ran out of time to answer. Professor Oliver has provided responses to these questions. You can find them in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R6+type@vertical+block@e9d17b1e70c34adebea25d88f4a74c7a\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">\\"Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar\\" section</a>.</span></span></p>\\n<p><span></span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>Course certificates will be available on Friday, May 6th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>COURSE AVAILABILITY</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. 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On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p><span>Please visit your dashboard at\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/</a> and click on the course title to access the class.</span></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the course homepage. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down the homepage, you will find the Pre-Assessment. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Course Guide</a>\\u00a0at the top of the course page and the Welcome to the Course section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p><span>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</span></p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: October 31st at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.</span></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><span>Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 3, 2022",\n        "id": 39,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p><br />This week, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Next week on Tuesday, October 18th at 19:00 UTC (15:00 ET/12:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</li>\\n<li>Registration for the webinar is now open. Visit the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar</a> section for more information and to sign up!</li>\\n<li>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><span>Best Wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 12, 2022",\n        "id": 40,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p><span>This week is the reflection and review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (October 31st at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</span></p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Tuesday at 19:00 UTC (15:00 ET/12:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Registration for the webinar is now open! Visit the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a> for more information and to sign up!</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>Best Wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 17, 2022",\n        "id": 41,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p><br />The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, October 31st at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) time zone</a>. Please check your local time zone as it relates to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><span><br /></span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>Exit Survey Reminder</span></strong></p>\\n<p>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">respond to our Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</p>\\n<p><span><br /></span></p>\\n<p><strong><span>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</span></strong></p>\\n<p><span>The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver took place last week. Thanks to those who were able to join us! If you were unable to join us, you can view the recording in the \\u201cWelcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar\\u201d section.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>If you have any questions during the course, please check the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Course Guide</a>\\u00a0first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</span></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><span>Best wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 24, 2022",\n        "id": 42,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />We would like to remind you that you have until Monday, October 31st at 23:30 UTC to complete the\\u00a0<em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>\\u00a0course requirements. Learners need a minimum course score of 60% to pass the course. You can confirm your course score by visiting the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Progress Page</a> on the top of the course site. Please submit all responses to the following activities (if you haven\\u2019t already):</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget that this course deadline is in the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) time zone. Use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">tool to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>In addition, we appreciate and welcome your feedback on the course -- if you haven\\u2019t already, <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">please fill out the exit survey</a>.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 28, 2022",\n        "id": 43,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until <b>today at 23:30 UTC</b> to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate. You can confirm your current course score by viewing the\\u00a0<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/progress\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">Progress Page</a>\\u00a0at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p><br />You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />Don\'t forget to use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">tool to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), we will not be able to provide you with an extension.</p>\\n<p><br />In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R7+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">your feedback on the course</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, November 4th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/\\" target=\\"[object Object]\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>COURSE AVAILABILITY</strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</span></p>\\n<p><span>\\u00a0</span></p>\\n<p><span>Best Wishes,</span></p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 31, 2022",\n        "id": 44,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the course homepage. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down the homepage, you will find the <strong>Pre-Assessment</strong>. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> at the top of the course page and the <strong>Welcome to the Course</strong> section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders:</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: May 8th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 10, 2023",\n        "id": 45,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>This week on Tuesday, April 18th at 17:00 UTC (13:00 ET/10:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</li>\\n<li>Registration for the webinar is now open. Visit the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a> for more information and to sign up!</li>\\n<li>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 17, 2023",\n        "id": 46,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>This week is the Reflect and Review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (May 8th at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<br>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "April 24, 2023",\n        "id": 47,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p>The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, May 8th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time zone</a>. Please check your local time zone as it relates to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</strong></p>\\n<p>The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver took place last week. Thanks to those who were able to join us! If you were unable to join us, you can view the recording in the \\u201cWelcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar\\u201d section.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please check the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">FAQ</a> and <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "May 1, 2023",\n        "id": 48,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until today at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate. You can confirm your current course score by viewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R8/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Progress Page</a> at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p><br />You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Graded Assessments</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br />Don\'t forget to use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">tool to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), we will not be able to provide you with an extension.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, May 12th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>COURSE AVAILABILITY</strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "May 8, 2023",\n        "id": 49,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the course homepage. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down the homepage, you will find the <strong>Pre-Assessment</strong>. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> at the top of the course page and the <strong>Welcome to the Course section</strong>. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders:</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: October 30th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p><br /><br /></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 2, 2023",\n        "id": 50,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>RSVP for Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Next week, on Wednesday, October 18th at 15:00 UTC (11:00 ET/08:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</li>\\n<li>Note that in the interest of time, IBM Q questions will not be part of this webinar; please post your IBM Q questions on the Discussion Forum.</li>\\n<li>Registration for the webinar is now open. Visit the Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section for more information and to sign up!</li>\\n<li>Questions will also be accepted live during the webinar but we encourage you to submit them in advance in the course Discussion Forum.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>IBMQ Experience Lab Practical Server Down</strong></p>\\n<p>The three graded problems that are connected to the IBMQ servers are experiencing technical difficulties. Our engineering team is looking into this issue and will get it up and running again. If needed, we have the ability to extend the deadline for these problems for the entire cohort/make them ungraded problems so you can return to them at a later date. We will be in touch with you once we know more about the timeline of the fix. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration. Your final score will not be penalized by this delay.\\u00a0</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realitie</em>s professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 9, 2023",\n        "id": 51,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>This week is the Reflect and Review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (October 30th at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<p>Wednesday at 15:00 UTC (11:00 ET/08:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics. Registration for the webinar is now open. Visit the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a> for more information and to sign up!</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 16, 2023",\n        "id": 52,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p>The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, October 30th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time zone. Please <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">check your local time zone as it relates to the UTC time zone</a> so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br /><strong>Exit Survey Reminder</strong></p>\\n<p>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">respond to our Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</strong></p>\\n<p>The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver took place last week. Thanks to those who were able to join us! If you were unable to join us, you can view the recording in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@vertical+block@e9d17b1e70c34adebea25d88f4a74c7a\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions as we near the end of the course, please check the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">FAQ</a> and <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 23, 2023",\n        "id": 53,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you have until Monday, October 30th at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements. Please submit all responses to the following activities (if you haven\\u2019t already):</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Pre-Assessment</li>\\n<li>Weekly Quizzes</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n<li>Post-Assessment</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget that this course deadline is in the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time zone. Use this <a href=\\"https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">tool to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to your local time zone</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.</p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome your feedback on the course -- if you haven\\u2019t already, <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">please fill out the exit survey</a>.</p>\\n<p>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2:<em> Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, November 3rd on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>. <strong>You must earn a total course score of at least 60% to receive a course certificate.</strong> You can check your current course score by visiting the<a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\"> Progress Page</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>COURSE AVAILABILITY</strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will continue to be available after the course ends. However, the discussion forums will lock to further posting and the course team will no longer update or monitor content.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 26, 2023",\n        "id": 54,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until today at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). <strong>You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate.</strong> You can confirm your current course score by viewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Progress Page</a> at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p><br />You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Pre-Assessment</li>\\n<li>Weekly Quizzes</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n<li>Post-Assessment</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget to use this <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">tool to convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a> to your local time zone. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), we will not be able to provide you with an extension.</p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R9+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">your feedback on the course</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>CERTIFICATE INFORMATION</strong></p>\\n<p>Course certificates will be available on Friday, November 3rd on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MIT xPRO student dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>COURSE AVAILABILITY</strong></p>\\n<p>Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 30, 2023",\n        "id": 55,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course</strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the course homepage. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down the homepage, you will find the <strong>Pre-Assessment</strong>. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> at the top of the course page and the Welcome to the Course section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems</strong></p>\\n<p>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminders:</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: Monday, May 6th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Please remember to <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">convert deadlines to your local time zone</a> so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/discussion/forum/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Discussion Forum</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><br />Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 8, 2024",\n        "id": 56,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>REMINDERS</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>.</li>\\n<li>We received some notices that the course platform was down for a few hours on Saturday of last weekend. You should now be able to access the course materials but if you\'re still running into technical difficulties, please reach out to our <a href=\\"https://xpro.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Customer Support team</a>.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong></p>\\n<p>We are finalizing the details for our course webinar with Professor Will Oliver. Details, including how to RSVP, will be sent out later on this week via email and posted to the course site.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please check the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> or <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">FAQ</a> tabs first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course\'s <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/discussion/forum/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Discussion Forum</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "April 15, 2024",\n        "id": 57,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder<br /></strong>This week is the Reflect and Review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (May 6th at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director<br /></strong>Wednesday, May 8th at 18:00 UTC (14:00 ET/11:00 PT), a webinar Q&amp;A will be held for all program participants. Please bring your questions about Course 1 topics.</p>\\n<p>Registration for the webinar is now open. Visit the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a> for more information and to sign up!</p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 22, 2024",\n        "id": 58,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p>The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll put into practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience practicum.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, May 6th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please check your local time zone as it relates to Coordinated Universal Time so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Exit Survey Reminder<br /></strong>As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you respond to our Exit Survey. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">your feedback</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</strong><br />The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver will take place next week, Wednesday, May 8th at 18:00 UTC (14:00 ET/11:00 PT). You can find more information and RSVP in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions as we near the end of the course, please check the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">FAQ</a> and <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide </a>first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "April 29, 2024",\n        "id": 59,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you have until Monday, May 6th at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements. <strong>In order to earn a course certificate, you need to earn a course score of 60% or more. </strong>You can check your current course score in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Progress Page</a>. If you have questions about the grading criteria of the course, please review the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a>. Please submit all responses to the following activities (if you haven\\u2019t already):</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Pre-Assessment</li>\\n<li>Weekly Quizzes</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Self and Peer Assessments</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n<li>Post-Assessment</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget that this course deadline is in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), you will not be able to provide it later.<br /><br /></p>\\n<p><strong>Course Webinar Q&amp;A with Dr. Will Oliver</strong><br />The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver will take place next week, Wednesday, May 8th at 18:00 UTC (14:00 ET/11:00 PT). You can find more information and RSVP in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a>.</p>\\n<p><br />In addition, we appreciate and welcome your feedback on the course -- if you haven\\u2019t already, <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">please fill out the exit survey</a>.</p>\\n<p><br />We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "May 2, 2024",\n        "id": 60,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until <strong>today at 23:30 UTC</strong> to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). <strong>You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate.</strong> You can confirm your current course score by viewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Progress Page</a> at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p><br />You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Pre-Assessment</li>\\n<li>Weekly Quizzes</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>IBM Quantum Experience</li>\\n<li>Post-Assessment</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget to use this tool to convert <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a> to your local time zone. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), we will not be able to provide you with an extension.</p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">your feedback on the course</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Webinar Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver</strong><br />The course webinar with Dr. Will Oliver will take place on Wednesday, May 8th. More information is available in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R10+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar section</a>. We will record this webinar and post it to the same course section later on this week.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Certificate Information</strong><br />Course certificates will be available on Friday, May 10th on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MIT xPRO dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Course Availability</strong><br />Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "May 6, 2024",\n        "id": 61,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Welcome to <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>, the first course in MIT xPRO\\u2019s <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program. The course is now open and available from your dashboard. On behalf of the whole MIT team, we are excited to have you in this course!</p>\\n<p>In this course, you will explore practical realities of quantum computing including its ability to help accelerate classical computers. The course will conclude with a deep dive into quantum noise both characterizing and benchmarking using the IBM Q Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Starting the Course<br /></strong></p>\\n<p>The page where you enter is the course homepage. This is where we will post announcements and copies of all communications that we email to the class. This is also where the course content is located.</p>\\n<p>By scrolling down the homepage, you will find the <strong>Pre-Assessment</strong>. As a prelude to the course, we ask that all learners complete this step. You will receive credit for completion, but it is not \\"graded\\" in the traditional sense; points will not be given for correct answers.</p>\\n<p>Once you have completed the Pre-Assessment, start reviewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> at the top of the course page and the Welcome to the Course section. This is a great way to get an overview of everything you need to know to participate in the course. You will find that many questions are answered here, and we encourage you to read through the entire section.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Week 1: The Ubiquity and Challenges of Noise in Realistic Quantum Information Systems<br /></strong>In the first week of this course, you\\u2019ll learn about noise, its impact on qubit coherence, and how it impacts gate operations. You\\u2019ll also learn how noise is quantified and represented.</p>\\n<p><strong>Assignment Reminders:</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All assignments are due by the end of the course: Monday, October 28th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>Please note that all assignment due dates and time are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please remember to convert deadlines to your local time zone so you do not miss assignments.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post them to the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/discussion/forum/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Discussion Forum</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes and Welcome to MIT xPRO,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "September 30, 2024",\n        "id": 62,\n        "status": "visible"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 1 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>In Week 2, you\'ll look at practical aspects of quantum communication, including photon loss and its impact on long-distance quantum communication. You will explore methods being developed to mitigate photon loss in order to enable larger-scale quantum communication.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Webinar and Q&amp;A with Professor Will Oliver, Faculty Director</strong><br />We hope to announce the course webinar date and time by the end of this week. This webinar is exclusive to course participants only and is an opportunity to ask questions about the course content and the latest trends and technology in the quantum computing world. For learners who are unable to make the webinar, we will record it and post a recording to the course site. Once a date and time have been confirmed with Professor Oliver, we will send out a follow up email with details.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 7, 2024",\n        "id": 63,\n        "status": "visible"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p>Congratulations on making it to the half-way mark of the <em>Application of Data Visualization Techniques</em> course!</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Important Activities this Week</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Participate in the discussion forum</li>\\n<li>Review the course content and complete the practice activities</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br></p>\\n<p><strong>Graded Activities this Week</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Week 3 | Graded Application Lab and Lab Knowledge Check</li>\\n<li>Week 3 | Graded Application Knowledge Check</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p><br></p>\\n<p><strong>Qwiklabs Help<br /></strong>As we are at the halfway point of our course, please keep in mind that any questions regarding access to Qwiklabs or the need for additional credits to be added to your account should be directed to the course team via: <a href=\\"mailto:MITxPROcloudTA+ADVT@gmail.com\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MITxPROcloudTA+ADVT@gmail.com</a>. More information about the Qwiklabs set up can be found in the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+ADVTxB+SPOC_R4/block-v1:xPRO+ADVTxB+SPOC_R4+type@sequential+block@2b801640a0ae482d8efa0a0bce7a61f5/block-v1:xPRO+ADVTxB+SPOC_R4+type@vertical+block@d0357f8f227d4c52a1f72c0c12b728dc\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Qwiklabs section</a>.</p>\\n<p><br />Please remember to check your <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+ADVTxB+SPOC_R4/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Progress Page</a> to confirm your current grade. If you have any questions or concerns about your course score, please don\'t hesitate to contact our course team via <a href=\\"mailto:MITxPROcloudTA+ADVT@gmail.com\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MITxPROcloudTA+ADVT@gmail.com</a>.</p>\\n<p><br></p>\\n<p>Best Regards,<br />The MIT xPRO Course Team</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "September 30, 2024",\n        "id": 64,\n        "status": "deleted"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing the first half of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>!</p>\\n<p>The third week of the course focuses on the realities of quantum algorithms as they are performed on the noisy, intermediate-scale qubits available today.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Reminder</strong><br />This week is the Reflect and Review written activity. The assignment is due at the end of the course (October 28th at 23:30 UTC). However, we encourage you to work on this assignment this week so you can focus on the optional IBMQ experience in Week 4. Please be sure to allow enough time to complete all three parts of the assignment.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions during the course, please post to the course <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/discussion/forum/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Discussion Forum</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>",\n        "date": "October 14, 2024",\n        "id": 65,\n        "status": "visible"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on completing Week 3 of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication</em>! We are now moving on to the final week of this course.</p>\\n<p>The fourth week of the course will focus on benchmarking quantum systems. You\'ll start the week by learning several benchmarking methods that quantify the robustness of quantum gates. Finally, you\'ll have the opportunity to practice what you have learned in the IBM Quantum Experience.</p>\\n<p><br /><strong>Assignment Due Date Reminder</strong></p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>All graded activities in the course are due at the end of the course on Monday, October 28th at 23:30 UTC.</li>\\n<li>All course dates and times are in <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a>. Please check your local time zone as it relates to Coordinated Universal Time so you don\'t miss a deadline.</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Exit Survey Reminder</strong><br />As you conclude the course, we kindly request that you respond to our <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Exit Survey</a>. We review each exit survey submission and strive to improve our course offering every time we run it. We thank you in advance for your feedback.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>If you have any questions as we near the end of the course, please check the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/430bad79bab740c3b49afbdfa95fbd97/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">FAQ</a> and <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/a656505150d64cc0a1b0ee763f03e92f/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Course Guide</a> first. Your next step would then be to post the question to the course Discussion Forum.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 21, 2024",\n        "id": 66,\n        "status": "visible"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Congratulations on reaching the end of <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation</em>! We hope that you have enjoyed the course and deepened your knowledge in quantum computing.</p>\\n<p>We would like to remind you that you still have until today at 23:30 UTC to complete the course requirements (if you haven\\u2019t already). <strong>You must earn a course score of 60% or higher to earn the digital course certificate.</strong> You can confirm your current course score by viewing the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/progress\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Progress Page</a> at the top of the course page.</p>\\n<p>You still have time to submit responses to the following activities:</p>\\n<ul>\\n<li>Pre-Assessment</li>\\n<li>Weekly Quizzes</li>\\n<li>Concept Questions</li>\\n<li>Reflect and Review Assignment</li>\\n<li>Post-Assessment</li>\\n</ul>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Don\'t forget to use this tool to convert <a href=\\"https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</a> to your local time zone. If you miss deadlines to submit your assignment(s), we will not be able to provide you with an extension.</p>\\n<p>In addition, we appreciate and welcome your <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11+type@sequential+block@ac50297a5cc1408594b206e0d3eb24d3/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11+type@vertical+block@a3e8f72cebab447aab03b1f2bd33fec2\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">feedback on the course</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Certificate Information<br /></strong>Course certificates will be available on Friday, November 1st on your <a href=\\"https://xpro.mit.edu/dashboard\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">MIT xPRO dashboard</a>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p><strong>Course Availability</strong><br />Please also note that the course materials will be available after the course has ended. After the course ends, the discussion forum will be locked to further posting and the course team will no longer monitor or update the course content.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>We look forward to seeing you again in Course 2: <em>Requirements for Large-Scale Universal Quantum Computation</em>.</p>\\n<p></p>\\n<p>Best Wishes,</p>\\n<p>Professor William Oliver<br />Professor Isaac Chuang</p>\\n<p>Faculty Directors, <em>Quantum Computing Realities</em> professional certificate program</p>\\n<p></p>",\n        "date": "October 28, 2024",\n        "id": 67,\n        "status": "visible"\n    },\n    {\n        "content": "<p><br />Our <em>Practical Realities of Quantum Computation and Communication</em> course may have ended, but the learning continues!</p>\\n<p>Did you still have questions about the content that was in this course? Are you curious about current trends and news in the field of quantum computing?</p>\\n<p>Please join Professor Will Oliver for an hour long webinar discussion. He\'ll give us an update on what\'s new in the field of quantum computing since this course was originally designed and take any questions you may have.</p>\\n<p>This webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 6th at 19:00 UTC (14:00 ET/11:00 PT). You can register on the <a href=\\"https://courses.xpro.mit.edu/learn/course/course-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11+type@sequential+block@3cf94920a65a47068f8d6b725458b3ca/block-v1:xPRO+QCRx1+R11+type@vertical+block@56365e60100744cbac33fe7ba4b4a250\\" target=\\"_blank\\" rel=\\"noopener\\">Welcome to the Course &gt; Course Webinar page</a>. 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