diff --git a/tutorials/circuits/3_summary_of_quantum_operations.ipynb b/tutorials/circuits/3_summary_of_quantum_operations.ipynb
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@@ -228,6 +228,34 @@
"job.result().get_unitary(qc, decimals=3)"
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+ "source": [
+ "
\n",
+ "Note on U gate deprecation\n",
+ "\n",
+ "The QuantumCircuit methods $u1$, $u2$ and $u3$ are now deprecated. Instead, the following replacements should be used.\n",
+ "\n",
+ "- $u1(\\lambda) = p(\\lambda) = u(0, 0, \\lambda)$\n",
+ "\n",
+ "- $u2(\\phi, \\lambda) = u(\\frac{\\pi}{2}, \\phi, \\lambda) = p(\\frac{\\pi}{2} + \\phi) \\cdot sx \\cdot p(\\frac{\\pi}{2} - \\lambda)$\n",
+ "\n",
+ "- $u3(\\theta, \\phi, \\lambda) = u(\\theta, \\phi, \\lambda) = p(\\phi + \\pi) \\cdot sx \\cdot p(\\theta + \\pi) \\cdot sx \\cdot p(\\lambda)$\n",
+ "\n",
+ "```python\n",
+ "# qc.u1(lambda) is now:\n",
+ "qc.p(lambda)\n",
+ "\n",
+ "# qc.u2(phi, lambda) is now:\n",
+ "qc.u(pi/2, phi, lambda)\n",
+ "\n",
+ "# qc.u3(theta, phi, lambda) is now:\n",
+ "qc.u(theta, phi, lambda)\n",
+ "```\n",
+ "
"
+ ]
+ },
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