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Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
Noson S. Yanofsky
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Description for Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
Hardcover. Finally, a textbook that explains quantum computing using techniques and concepts familiar to computer scientists. Num Pages: 402 pages, 4 b/w illus. 245 exercises. BIC Classification: UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 900. 368 pages, 4 b/w illus. 245 exercises. Finally, a textbook that explains quantum computing using techniques and concepts familiar to computer scientists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: UY. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 27. Weight: 870.
The multidisciplinary field of quantum computing strives to exploit some of the uncanny aspects of quantum mechanics to expand our computational horizons. Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists takes readers on a tour of this fascinating area of cutting-edge research. Written in an accessible yet rigorous fashion, this book employs ideas and techniques familiar to every student of computer science. The reader is not expected to have any advanced mathematics or physics background. After presenting the necessary prerequisites, the material is organized to look at different aspects of quantum computing from the specific standpoint of computer science. There are chapters on ... Read more
The multidisciplinary field of quantum computing strives to exploit some of the uncanny aspects of quantum mechanics to expand our computational horizons. Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists takes readers on a tour of this fascinating area of cutting-edge research. Written in an accessible yet rigorous fashion, this book employs ideas and techniques familiar to every student of computer science. The reader is not expected to have any advanced mathematics or physics background. After presenting the necessary prerequisites, the material is organized to look at different aspects of quantum computing from the specific standpoint of computer science. There are chapters on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521879965
SKU
V9780521879965
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About Noson S. Yanofsky
Noson F. Yanofsky is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and of the Computer Department in The Graduate Center of CUNY. Mirco A. Mannucci, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of HoloMathics, LLC, a research and development company with a focus on innovative mathematical modeling. He also ... Read more
Reviews for Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
'The book has the potential to fill a void that needs to be filled: to bring the excitement of quantum computing to undergraduate computing majors, especially those with modest math backgrounds.' Stephen Fenner, University of South Carolina '… makes for a truly elementary book that a computer science student, with a solid knowledge of vector spaces and linear ... Read more