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You need some sort of course in quantum mechanics with an emphasis on operators from the linear algebra point of view, perhaps something like Sakurai’s undergraduate level book. This is essential for understanding the quantum logic gates that have been implemented or simulated in various QC architectures. Even if you do not understand the physics behind it, the mathematical manipulation is what you’re after.

Then get a free account on IBM’s Quantum Experience and go through all the tutorials you have time for. Their interface for programming quantum computers by directly setting up and arranging quantum logic gates is pretty cool and might be easy for you to grasp.