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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 other problems can you solve using periodic functions?
  2. Implement QFT on a five-qubit state—for example, '10110'.
  3. Since quantum gates are reversible, how would you create an inverse QFT on the encoded value we created, '110', or ?
  4. Using Grover's algorithm, find the following states: '101', '001', and '010'.
  5. How many iterations of Grover's algorithm would you need to run to find the state |10101?
  6. Rerun the Grover's search example. Only repeat Grover's oracle and the diffusion operator twice and note the difference in the result. What do you see that is different? What would you expect to change if you ran it three times?
  7. Does Qiskit Aqua also include classical algorithms along with the quantum algorithms?
  8. What other algorithms are included with Qiskit Aqua?