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Quantum computing for the curious
Qubits, gates and circuits, without a physics degree.
Understand what quantum computers actually do: qubits, superposition, quantum gates and circuits, measurement and what makes quantum algorithms faster, with Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen's Quantum Computing for the Very Curious.
beginnerabout 2 weeks at 40 min a day2 free sources
What you'll cover
Phase 1
Qubits
- States and superposition
- Measurement
- The Bloch sphere
Phase 2
Computing
- Quantum gates
- Circuits
- Entanglement
Phase 3
What it's for
- Why some problems get faster
- Limits of quantum computers
An outline. Your own plan is made when you start, around your level and deadline.
Sources
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- Web pageQuantum computing for the very curious (Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen)quantum.country ↗
- Web pageQubit (Wikipedia)en.wikipedia.org ↗
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