1 credit
Spring 2026 Lecture Distance Learning Departmental CreditUpper DivisionData from last updated 12/30/2025
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Instructors:
This course introduces the key concepts of equilibrium statistical mechanics leading to the celebrated Boltzmann law and how it leads to Boltzmann machines and related concepts in modern machine learning. No prior background in statistical mechanics is assumed.
Learning Outcomes1Explain the law of equilibrium and entropy.
2Understand the operation of Boltzmann machines.
3Understand the operation of quantum circuits.
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