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Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience

By : Robert Loredo
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Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience

By: Robert Loredo

Overview of this book

IBM Quantum Experience is a platform that enables developers to learn the basics of quantum computing by allowing them to run experiments on a quantum computing simulator and a real quantum computer. This book will explain the basic principles of quantum mechanics, the principles involved in quantum computing, and the implementation of quantum algorithms and experiments on IBM's quantum processors. You will start working with simple programs that illustrate quantum computing principles and slowly work your way up to more complex programs and algorithms that leverage quantum computing. As you build on your knowledge, you’ll understand the functionality of IBM Quantum Experience and the various resources it offers. Furthermore, you’ll not only learn the differences between the various quantum computers but also the various simulators available. Later, you’ll explore the basics of quantum computing, quantum volume, and a few basic algorithms, all while optimally using the resources available on IBM Quantum Experience. By the end of this book, you'll learn how to build quantum programs on your own and have gained practical quantum computing skills that you can apply to your business.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1: Tour of the IBM Quantum Experience (QX)
5
Section 2: Basics of Quantum Computing
9
Section 3: Algorithms, Noise, and Other Strange Things in Quantum World
18
Assessments
Appendix A: Resources

Questions

  1. What are the four elements of Qiskit?
  2. Construct a random quantum circuit with a width of 4 and a depth of 9.
  3. Create a quantum circuit with the same width as the circuit you created in question 2 and concatenate it so that it is added before the random quantum circuit you created.
  4. Print the circuit properties of the concatenated quantum circuit from question 3 and specify the total number of operators, not including any measurement operators.
  5. Create a circuit with a parameterized RY gate that would rotate by an angle of π/2.
  6. Create and draw a schedule with any of the available waveforms from the Pulse library.
  7. Using the Provider object, how many quantum systems do you have access to that have 5 or more qubits?