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| View Larger Image | Quantum Computing Explained
by David McMahon
| | List Price: | $79.95 | | Price: | $69.08 | | You Save: | $10.87 (14%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 1142311 | | Studio: | Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 332 | | Publication Date: | December 04, 2007 | | Publisher: | Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr |
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Product Description
A self-contained treatment of the fundamentals of quantum computing
This clear, practical book takes quantum computing out of the realm of theoretical physics and teaches the fundamentals of the field to students and professionals who have not had training in quantum computing or quantum information theory, including computer scientists, programmers, electrical engineers, mathematicians, physics students, and chemists. The author cuts through the conventions of typical jargon-laden physics books and instead presents the material through his unique "how-to" approach and friendly, conversational style.
Readers will learn how to carry out calculations with explicit details and will gain a fundamental grasp of:
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Quantum mechanics
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Quantum computation
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Teleportation
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Quantum cryptography
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Entanglement
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Quantum algorithms
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Error correction
A number of worked examples are included so readers can see how quantum computing is done with their own eyes, while answers to similar end-of-chapter problems are provided for readers to check their own work as they learn to master the information.
Ideal for professionals and graduate-level students alike, Quantum Computing Explained delivers the fundamentals of quantum computing readers need to be able to understand current research papers and go on to study more advanced quantum texts. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 1 review)
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extended maths examples 
If you already have taken courses in elementary quantum mechanics, McMahon removes much of the mystery about quantum computing. The first portion of the book centres on the mathematical preparation. Describing probability distributions, linear algebra and finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a system.
It is only around the middle of the book that we start to seriously encounter quantum computing. Bell's Theorem on quantum entanglement, and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen conjecture. Then we get to qubits and quantum searching.
Unlike other books on the subject, McMahon's narrative is generously interspersed with many examples. These tend to be simple mathematically, but they illustrate key points. The problem is that when you read research papers and other texts, much is left to the reader, in terms of verifying the maths. The emphasis in McMahon is indeed on providing extended and simple explanations.
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