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In the transmission of information storage, preventing noise and/or eavesdropping is essential. This undergraduate introduction to quantum computing focuses on error correction and cryptography, providing a context in which ideas about mathematics, computer science and physics meet together. By covering such topics as the Shor quantum factoring algorithms, this text informs the reader about current thinking in quantum information theory, as well as encouraging an appreciation of the connections between mathematics and science. Unique to this text is its consideration of possible quantum physics impacts: (i) a quantum computer, if built, could crack the public-key cryptosystems; and (ii) quantum cryptography promises to provide an alternative to public-key cryptosystems, basing its security on the laws of physics rather than on computational complexity. This is the first text to cover error correction and cryptography at the undergraduate level. No prior knowledge of quantum mechanics is assumed, but students should have some knowledge of linear algebra, vectors and matrices.

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