Quantum Computing for Everyone

FOR NON-EXPERTS: Get an accessible introduction to quantum computing as a mathematician explains quantum algorithms, quantum entanglement, and more. Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science! Quantum computing incorporates some of the most stunning ideas from 20th-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. Here, Chris Bernhardt offers an introduction to quantum computing that is accessible to anyone comfortable with high school mathematics. A mathematician himself, Bernhardt simplifies the mathematics and provides elementary examples that illustrate both how the math works and what it means. He explains for the non-expert: - Quantum bits, or qubits--the basic unit of quantum computing - Quantum entanglement and what it means when qubits are entangled - Quantum cryptography - Classical computing topics like bits, gates, and logic - Quantum gates - Quantum algorithms and their speed - Quantum computers and how they'