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# Quantum Computing: A Gentle Introduction (Scientific and Engineering Computation)

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Review: Anticipates the student's questions and confusion - I'm a software engineer who has had a life-long interest in physics and have been trying to teach myself quantum mechanics for a couple years. I'm only 50 pages into this book so far, but I'm very impressed with it. The authors not only explain the concepts clearly, but they go out of their way to anticipate the questions and confusion that the student may have, and address them directly. For example, their discussion that neither the magnitude or the overall phase of a quantum state vector are physically significant cleared up some confusion for me. Also, their explicit statement that while an observable is represented as a linear operator, that operator is never used to multiply a state vector confirmed my observation. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject. An understanding of quantum mechanics is not required (although helpful), but a solid background in linear algebra is probably necessary.
Review: Good non-technical introduction - Good non-technical introduction, the first book I could understand. OK, a little technical, freshman physics. I was hoping for some inside dope on the D-wave, the only seriously sounding company that claims to be building such a thing, but didn't get any. So took one star off.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #436,906 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #186 in Quantum Theory (Books) #509 in Computer Science (Books) #983 in Science & Mathematics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (130) |
| Dimensions  | 7.06 x 0.7 x 9.06 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0262526670 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0262526678 |
| Item Weight  | 1.32 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Scientific and Engineering Computation |
| Print length  | 388 pages |
| Publication date  | August 29, 2014 |
| Publisher  | The MIT Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Anticipates the student's questions and confusion
*by D***B on August 12, 2017*

I'm a software engineer who has had a life-long interest in physics and have been trying to teach myself quantum mechanics for a couple years. I'm only 50 pages into this book so far, but I'm very impressed with it. The authors not only explain the concepts clearly, but they go out of their way to anticipate the questions and confusion that the student may have, and address them directly. For example, their discussion that neither the magnitude or the overall phase of a quantum state vector are physically significant cleared up some confusion for me. Also, their explicit statement that while an observable is represented as a linear operator, that operator is never used to multiply a state vector confirmed my observation. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject. An understanding of quantum mechanics is not required (although helpful), but a solid background in linear algebra is probably necessary.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good non-technical introduction
*by B***F on December 14, 2014*

Good non-technical introduction, the first book I could understand. OK, a little technical, freshman physics. I was hoping for some inside dope on the D-wave, the only seriously sounding company that claims to be building such a thing, but didn't get any. So took one star off.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A "gentle" as this subject can be
*by F***R on June 30, 2013*

This is my first introduction to this subject and I cannot compare it to other books on quantum computers. For a subject this complicated and often counter-intuitive, this book is very readable. It contains enough examples to understand each topic before moving on. There are also a lot of useful warnings about incorrect assumptions that the readers might carry over from vector spaces and linear algebra. The authors seem very in-tune to common misconceptions that the reader might have and they take time to correct them. The authors are not stingy about repeating definitions, facts and expanding notations where it is helpful. Still, don't expect to casually browse through this book unless you already know a lot about the subject. It takes work.

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