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Dancing with Qubits

Dancing with Qubits

By : Robert S. Sutor
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Dancing with Qubits

Dancing with Qubits

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By: Robert S. Sutor

Overview of this book

Dancing with Qubits, Second Edition, is a comprehensive quantum computing textbook that starts with an overview of why quantum computing is so different from classical computing and describes several industry use cases where it can have a major impact. A full description of classical computing and the mathematical underpinnings of quantum computing follows, helping you better understand concepts such as superposition, entanglement, and interference. Next up are circuits and algorithms, both basic and sophisticated, as well as a survey of the physics and engineering ideas behind how quantum computing hardware is built. Finally, the book looks to the future and gives you guidance on understanding how further developments may affect you. This new edition is updated throughout with more than 100 new exercises and includes new chapters on NISQ algorithms and quantum machine learning. Understanding quantum computing requires a lot of math, and this book doesn't shy away from the necessary math concepts you'll need. Each topic is explained thoroughly and with helpful examples, leaving you with a solid foundation of knowledge in quantum computing that will help you pursue and leverage quantum-led technologies.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
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I Foundations
8
II Quantum Computing
14
III Advanced Topics
18
Afterword
22
Other Books You May Enjoy
23
References
24
Index
Appendices

For whom did I write this book?

This book is for anyone who has a very healthy interest in mathematics and wants to start learning about the computer science, engineering, and a bit of the physics of quantum computing. I review the basic math, but things move quickly, so we can dive deeply into an exposition of how to work with qubits and quantum algorithms. There are exercises in every chapter for you to test and deepen your knowledge.

While this book contains a lot of math, it is not of the definition-theorem-proof variety. I’m more interested in presenting the topics to give you insight into the relationships between the ideas than giving you a strictly formal development of all results.

Another goal is to prepare you to read more advanced texts and articles on the subject, perhaps returning here to understand some core topic. You do not need to be a mathematician, and certainly not a physicist, to read this book, nor do you need to understand quantum mechanics beforehand.

At several places in the book, I give some code examples using Python 3. Consider these extra and not required, but if you know Python, they may help your understanding. programming language$Python

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