Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q#

Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q# introduces quantum computing from a practical perspective.

Summary

Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q# demystifies quantum computing. Using Python and the new quantum programming language Q#, you’ll build your own quantum simulator and apply quantum programming techniques to real-world examples, including cryptography and chemical analysis.

About the technology

Quantum computers present a radical leap in speed and computing power. Improved scientific simulations and new frontiers in cryptography that are impossible with classical computing may soon be in reach. Microsoft’s Quantum Development Kit and the Q# language give you the tools to experiment with quantum computing without knowing advanced math or theoretical physics.

About the book

Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q# introduces quantum computing from a practical perspective. Use Python to build your own quantum simulator and take advantage of Microsoft’s open-source tools to fine-tune quantum algorithms. The authors explain complex math and theory through stories, visuals, and games. You’ll learn to apply quantum to real-world applications, such as sending secret messages and solving chemistry problems.

What's inside

• The underlying mechanics of quantum computers
• Simulating qubits in Python
• Exploring quantum algorithms with Q#
• Applying quantum computing to chemistry, arithmetic, and data

Table of Contents

PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH QUANTUM
1. Introducing quantum computing
2. Qubits: The building blocks
3. Sharing secrets with quantum key distribution
4. Nonlocal games: Working with multiple qubits
5. Nonlocal games: Implementing a multi-qubit simulator
6. Teleportation and entanglement: Moving quantum data around
PART 2: PROGRAMMING QUANTUM ALGORITHMS IN Q#
7. Changing the odds: An introduction to Q#
8. What is a quantum algorithm?
9. Quantum sensing: It’s not just a phase
PART 3: APPLIED QUANTUM COMPUTING
10. Solving chemistry problems with quantum computers
11 Searching with quantum computers
12. Arithmetic with quantum computers