Quantum Computation and Quantum Information

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Summary: An organized representation of the field.
Review: This is a good book. It's not a great book because the authors try to aim it at everybody at once (computer scientists, mathematicians, and physicists), which makes it lacking in cohesiveness very much. Other than that, its a very good reference for every time you're reading a paper and stumble across something. It can be used for self-study but with some pain. I would suggest that, if you're only interested in the CS aspects of quatum computing, that you get the book 'Introduction to quantum algorithms' along with a good linear algebra book ( a lot come to mind so i cant list here w/out being unfair). That should do the trick without going through a lot of stuff that's in this book.

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Summary: Qubits away!
Review: This is a terrific book. The first truly comprehensive, in-depth and fully integrated textbook on the recent surge of ideas at the interface of physics, computer science and information theory. Concepts are lovingly developed and presented in their most essential and unencumbered forms, the prose is sparkingly clear and there are enough exercises, at all levels, to keep even researchers in the field busy. Most importantly, perhaps, it brilliantly manages to convey all the excitement of a field still very much in its infancy. Read it, and hop on!

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Summary: Wonderful coverage and approach
Review: This is the textbook for a course offered in CS at the University of Chicago. As a chemist, I found the introduction and Chapter 3 to be a an excellent introduction to the ideas from classical computation theory needed to understand quantum computation. I also found Chapter 2 to be one of the better introductions to quantum mechanics I have seen. Qubits are an excellent basis (unintended joke) for learning quantum mechanics on. I've checked out a few books on the subject and have found no finer book for anyone-chemist, physicist, mathematician, computer scientist-to learn quantum computing.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful coverage and approach
Review: This is the textbook for a course offered in CS at the University of Chicago. As a chemist, I found the introduction and Chapter 3 to be a an excellent introduction to the ideas from classical computation theory needed to understand quantum computation. I also found Chapter 2 to be one of the better introductions to quantum mechanics I have seen. Qubits are an excellent basis (unintended joke) for learning quantum mechanics on. I've checked out a few books on the subject and have found no finer book for anyone-chemist, physicist, mathematician, computer scientist-to learn quantum computing.