June 2021
Beginner
384 pages
10h 9m
English
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Chapter 10
Quantum Algorithms
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter and completing the review questions, you will be able to do the following:
Understand basic quantum algorithms
Examine algorithm structure
Explain the purpose and structure of quantum algorithms
The entire point of quantum computing is to execute quantum algorithms. It should therefore come as no surprise to you that this chapter is rather important. In Chapter 16, “Working with Q#,” and Chapter 17, “Working with QASM,” you will explore quantum computer programming, but that is predicated on some knowledge of quantum algorithms.
In this chapter, we will first explore what an algorithm is. This will be an expansion of what was presented in Chapter 4, “Fundamental Computer ...