Quantum Computing Explained 1st Edition

This book will teach you about quantum computing basics. What I really like about the book is that it rants very little and demonstrate by examples in every corner of the book. It also gives you exercises and full solutions. I would enjoy a refreshing chapter on the Linear Algebra required for the book but the book is a great reference nonetheless!

Has considerable amount of typos, but it’s a good starter for people looking to seriously explore Quantum computing

Outstanding coverage of mathematical preliminaries. Those of us who sleepwalked through linear algebra class now have a way to catch up. Well written.

As a PhD physicist who wanted the basics of 'how this quantum computing stuff works' i found the book to be near perfect. Straightforward, good explanations, the math is sufficient but simple, and the topics covered meet the needs of someone curious but not working in the field. That said, the number of typos is ridiculous, especially in a book that costs so much. The price of textbooks is out of hand, and publishers no longer seem to employ editors. So - a good book if you're careful, but then you shouldn't believe everything you read anyway - always check the facts ;-)

I found the first chapters of the book useful to help me prepare presentations introducing quantum mechanics for software developers. It would be a good complement to a book or series of articles giving an overview of the subject. Well worth the modest price for the paperback.

I cannot give enough positive feedback about this book. Many other textbooks on quantum computing simply state exercises for the reader, but lack any solution manual for personal study. As a computer scientist without any formal training on quantum theory, I've found this to be an essential book for furthering my understanding of the subject.The author explicitly shows the steps for all of the exercises sprinkled generously throughout the book. This makes someone with an adequate mathematical background able to easily grasp the subject matter, and see why certain things in quantum information work the way they do. Previously many of my assumptions in the field were a result of things I had read in other texts, but that had not been presented in such a clear manner.If you actually take the time to work along with the author on the exercises (and try to solve them before looking at the solution), I promise, you will gain an intuition for the subject that many other books do not present as clearly.The scope of the book is incredibly thorough, first touching on the basics of linear algebra in regard to quantum information and moving toward quantum cryptography, entanglement, superdense coding, quantum circuits/algorithms, etc.Depending on the audience, I would recommend the reader have had some Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Statistics. Of course, the eager reader without the formal training should not be discouraged, as many of the resources can be found throughout the web on such sites as Khan Academy. A thorough understanding of the previously mentioned will ensure you get the most out of this book. I'd highly recommend this book to someone wanting to gain a more in-depth understanding on the innate details of the mathematical process of quantum computing.

Typos on every page. I wouldn't trust any equation in this book to be correct. Just throw it in the recycling and get something else.

The book is intriguing and gives good insight into basic principles, but there are so many egregious typos in the equations. I recommend Nielson & Chuang