| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 400 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I: Introduction to Quantum Computing -- Chapter 1: What, Why, and How? -- Chapter 2: The Qubit and Quantum State -- Chapter 3: Quantum Gates and Circuits -- Part II: The Microsoft Quantum Development Kit and Q# -- Chapter 4: Develop with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit -- Chapter 5: Your First Quantum Program -- Chapter 6: Q# Language Overview and the Quantum Simulator -- Chapter 7: Testing and Debugging Your Quantum Programs -- Part III: Quantum Algorithms -- Chapter 8: Deutsch's Algorithm -- Chapter 9: DeutschJozsa Algorithm -- Chapter 10: The CSHS Game -- Part IV: What to do next? -- Chapter 11: Azure Quantum -- Chapter 12: Whats Next? -- Part V: Appendices -- Chapter 13: Appendix I: Trigonometry -- Chapter 14: Appendix II: Complex Numbers -- Chapter 15: Appendix III: Linear Algebra |
| Summary |
Dive in with this hands-on introduction to quantum computing with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit and Q# for software developers. You may have heard about quantum computing, but what does it mean to you as a software developer? With many new developments, a resurgence in interest, and investment by some of the largest tech companies in the world to be the first to market with quantum programming (QP) hardware and platforms, it is no longer a tool in the distant future. Developers are at the forefront, now able to create applications that take advantage of QP through simulations. While the skill is of interest, for many developers, quantum computing and its implications still remains a mystery. In this book, you will get up to speed exploring important quantum concepts and apply them in practice through writing actual quantum algorithms, using the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit. Theoretical knowledge about quantum physics, such as superposition and entanglement, will be used to explain quantum computing topics, including quantum gates, quantum circuits, and quantum algorithms. Finally, take a tour of the new Azure Quantum. Use Q#, Microsoft's new programming language, to target quantum hardware. You will select your supporting language of choice, either C# or Python, to begin writing your quantum applications. Combined with just enough theoretical preparation, you will learn how to get your computer ready to simulate basic quantum programs using Microsoft Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code and Q#. What You Will Learn Get up to speed on the platform-independent quantum tool set using the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit simulator and Visual Studio Code or Microsoft Visual Studio Know the basics of quantum mechanics required to start working on quantum computing Understand mathematical concepts such as complex numbers, trigonometry, and linear algebra Install the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit on a Windows or Linux PC with Visual Studio Code or Microsoft Visual Studio Write quantum algorithms with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit and Q#, supported by C# or Python Discover insights on important existing quantum algorithms such as Deutch, Deutch-Jozsa, and the fun CHSH-game Get introduced to quantum as a service using the Microsoft Azure Quantum preview cloud offering Who This Book Is For Developers who are interested in quantum computing, specifically those software developers who are .. |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Quantum computing.
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Computer software -- Development.
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Microsoft software.
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Computer software -- Development
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Microsoft software
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Quantum computing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781484272466 |
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1484272463 |
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