1. Shor's algorithm still doesn't make sense to me. The blog helped shed a little bit of light on it, especially the analogy with the clocks on the wall. But, I still don't understand how that helps factor a number n. It appears to me to be a probabilistic algorithm where there are still possibilities of not find a factor of n, so what good is it compared to the classical computer.
2. The theoretical capabilities of quantum computer sounds exciting and cool. I can see how it has become and becoming a popular area of research. I have heard some things about quantum computing it the past but have not really understood. As a soon to be clueless to a career path math graduate, it may be a possible area to pursue.
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