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Quantum Computing for Dummies

Posted by michael on from the next-big-thing dept.

Chillers writes "There seems to be a need for an undergraduate text on Quantum Computing. I've had a go at writing one, but in my opinion, it still needs work. The book is available available online (pdf) and any comments would be greatly appreciated."

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  1. Slashdot post with link to a pdf via a DSL link? by malakai · · Score: 3, Informative

    here, save this kid from being unable to use his DSL for the next 8 hours:

    http://home.swiftdsl.com.au.nyud.net:8090/~chiller s/TOQCv1_0.pdf [Coral Link]

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  2. Do I get college credit.... by elecngnr · · Score: 3, Informative

    is my first response after looking at the PDF.

    Seriously though, giving it a quick look, it seems that is it thorough. As I know something about Shannon and his work, I am interested to see what the implications of quantum computing are wrt channel capacity, entropy, and error correcting codes in general. I have a feeling that will take a more involved reading that I have time for at this moment.

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  3. Posted to Other Groups? by runningoutofnickname · · Score: 3, Informative

    Impressive!! Did you also post your request through Google Groups and perhaps some Yahoo! groups? I have found these groups to be excellent sources of advice and resources. For example, one reference was to http://www.rocketscientists.ca, which just happens to keep me within one click of most of the links I happen to like (including links to stories also posted here).

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  4. Re:Slashdot post with link to a pdf via a DSL link by Chillers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Thanks, It's not hosted by me personally. The SwiftDSL servers themselves are copping the hits. My DSL link is not affected.

  5. Mirror of PDF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Posted anonymously to prevent karma-whoring:

    http://www.its.caltech.edu/~neilh/TOQCv1_0.pdf

  6. Perhaps another introductory... by Kiriwas · · Score: 2, Informative

    A pair of professors at my university are also working on a very similar book. When I first saw this one on slashdot I thought someone may have tried to rip them off. Some of you may want to check out this one too. It looks as though it may be a bit more formal (with both notation and language tone).