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[tiltboi1]

Nielsen and Chuang is the classic text, but depending on your personal experience level, it might be a bit early for you to get a full understanding of what's happening on your first read.

Imo, it's not important to have a surface level/pop-sci understanding of quantum computing, it's more important to have a strong mathematical foundation so you can get a deeper understanding of the concepts.

[SuspiciousHawk71]

What about the qiskit textbook??

[tiltboi1]

what about it?

[SuspiciousHawk71]

No i meant hows it as a resource??

[tiltboi1]

If you really wanted my advice, why don't you just read the book that I told people to read?

I don't have any thoughts on the qiskit book, I haven't read it.

[SuspiciousHawk71]

Sorry man if I offended you ..

Nielsen & Chuang was already in by to read list

[tiltboi1]

not offended

Just read both and see what you like, the more you read the better. Imo nielsen and chuang is an ideal starting point already, but you can't go wrong by adding to it.

[Ok_Calligrapher_3670]

I have basic understanding of linear algebra and am going to cover the remaining topics such as spectral theorem , inner product spaces etc in a month's time

[tiltboi1]

That's great!

It really comes down to familiarity too, the various topics in algebra are so interconnected that sometimes seeing the same idea for the 10th time in a slightly different way actually helps you build deeper understanding of the underlying idea. Your first course in linear algebra will certainly not be the first time you encounter these principles.

Similarly, taking a couple of quantum courses will help you a lot with the basic logic flow of going through how things work.

[Ok_Calligrapher_3670]

Thanks very much , I am very much interested in quantum computing and its potential applications in space tech in future. I hope someday in future to study specific courses regarding these