Algorithms Seminar, 1999-2000

Quantum Factoring and Search Algorithms

Quantum Factoring and Search Algorithms Quantum Information Seminar Friday, Sep. 17, 1999 Ashok Muthukrishnan Rochester Center for Quantum Information (RCQI) ___________________________________________________________ § 1. Quantum Algorithm for Factorisation (1994) A. Factorising and cryptography p. 2 B. Relation of factorisation to period-finding p. 5 C. Quantum algorithm for period-finding p....

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Explaining Multilingual Education: Information on Some Tough Questions

A 1999 seminar on multilingual education has resulted in a book which summarizes the investigative work of the seminar participants from ten countries. This article provides a synopsis of the book. The evidence suggests that countries which do not develop and implement mother tongue education programs will incur long-term disadvantages outweighing any short-term gains that result from using onl...

The Critical Problems of Internet Systems Development: Implications for Teaching of Internet Technologies

The author has regularly taught a graduate level seminar on Technology Management. Beginning Fall of 1999 this seminar has been taught as an Internet Systems Development course. During its prior non-Internet emphasis the author conducted two DELPHI Questionnaire studies (three questionnaires each) to establish the relative importance of the top technology management problems. The studies result...

The Demonetisation of the Russian Economy: Causes and Policy Options--John Litwach and Douglas Sutherland (OECD), March 2000

* This paper was prepared for the Moscow seminar on Russian economic reform, organised by the IMF for 5-7 April 2000, and summarises part of the work that the authors have done for Chapter 2 of OECD Economic Survey of Russia: 1999-2000.