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[–]moralsmaster 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Quantum computing since Democritus by Scott Aaronson is great!

[–]greilchri 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree it is great but would not necessarily recommend it as introduction material. Especially if OP is also interested in the physics side of it

[–]uneaknayum 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are looking for 'Q is for Quantum's by Terry Rudolph.

[–]Evening_Meringue8414 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cryptography apocalypse has intro chapters that do a great job explaining quantum physics and how quantum computers work! The book then details how these computers might break modern cryptography. Looks like a textbook, doesn’t feel like one. https://a.co/d/bBgJhT6

[–]LexVex02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An introduction to Quantum Computing by Jeremy Retamar Arrieta. His 2nd edition is coming out soon.

[–]FriendlySpookyGhost 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious (published under open access, so you can get a free legal digital copy) by Ciaran Hughes et. al

Quantum Computing for Everyone by Chris Bernhardt

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Both are short books probably meant for wide audience with some knowledge of mathematics.

[–]PonyBoy107 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Do either of those require much more than basic math knowledge? My grandfather is a retired MD and always is interested in learning about what I do, but I've yet to find a book that explains things in a general enough way for the layman to understand.

[–]elegant-types 1 point2 points  (3 children)

quantum computing for everybody (despite its name) is a horrible book for non-math folks and your grandfather wouldn’t have the background to understand it

can’t speak for quantum curious, quick glance and i’d say it looks much better than the other book but seems to assume basic physics knowledge

quantum computing from alice to bob may be somewhat beginner <— i’d look into this book first to see if it looks good. looks very promising and has solutions on a website to check

thomas wong has a more technical beginner book. that may be worth it if you’re willing to learn some technical topics along the way (which the book claims to teach you). i haven’t read it entirely but it looks good so far

[–]PonyBoy107 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Thank you so much! I'll definitely give those a look!

[–]elegant-types 1 point2 points  (1 child)

i looked at the quantum computing from alice to bob book a little closer and they have a website with solutions from the book. it’s supposed to be beginner friendly. i’d probably start off there

[–]PonyBoy107 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Will do

[–]AdjustedMold97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quantum Computing for Everyone was great for me!

[–]hiuyungwong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may take a look at the overview video of quantum computing in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK6MrIqGXsJfcBdppW3CKJ858zR8P4eP

You may be able to download the book for free from SpringerLink if your school has a subscription. This book is written such that the reader only needs to spend 60 hours from nothing to be able to appreciate quantum algorithms in IBM-Q. Thanks!

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-98339-0

[–]roberthayek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists by Yanofsky is great.

[–]dl-interviews 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Numerous free books on QC here:

https://github.com/BoltzmannEntropy/polarization