{"product_id":"9780691264486","title":"The Joy of Quantum Computing","description":"Author: Jed Brody\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691264486\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and accessible presentation of the most famous algorithms and applications of quantum computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Quantum Computing\u003c\/i\u003e introduces quantum computing succinctly, and with minimal mathematical formalism. Engagingly written-a feast for the reader's inner nerd-it presents the most famous algorithms and applications of quantum computing and quantum information science, including the \"killer apps,\" Grover's search algorithm, and Shor's factoring algorithm. The only prerequisite is precalculus; readers need no knowledge of quantum physics. Matrices are relegated to the (completely optional) final two chapters. The book shows readers that quantum information science is about more than just high-speed calculations and data security. It is also about the fundamental meaning of quantum mechanics and the ultimate nature of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Quantum Computing\u003c\/i\u003e is suitable for classroom use or independent study by questing autodidacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers detailed explanations of quantum circuits, quantum algorithms, and quantum mysteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains how to apply quantum information science to cryptography (and how Shor's algorithm menaces classical cryptography)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces the mystifying topics of quantum teleportation and the no-cloning theorem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses Bell inequalities, which permit experimental tests of philosophical assumptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a simple model of quantum decoherence, shedding light on Schrdinger's mysterious cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book provides detailed example-based explanations of fundamental topics in quantum information, with connections to the coding experience, in a storytelling-style narrative. The many details will be helpful for curious audiences without physics\/computer science backgrounds.'  Xiaodi Wu, University of Maryland, College Park\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803897581726,"sku":"ADS-9780691264486","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691264486.jpg?v=1778206945","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691264486","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}