The Joy of Quantum ComputingA Concise Introduction\nAuthor(s): Jed Brody\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691264493, 978-0691264493\nSynopsis\nAn engaging and accessible presentation of the most famous algorithms and applications of quantum computing\n\nThe Joy of Quantum Computing introduces quantum computing succinctly, and with minimal mathematical formalism. Engagingly writtena feast for the readers inner nerdit presents the most famous algorithms and applications of quantum computing and quantum information science, including the killer apps, Grovers search algorithm, and Shors factoring algorithm. The only prerequisite is precalculus; readers need no knowledge of quantum physics. Matrices are relegated to the (completely optional) final two chapters. The book shows readers that quantum information science is about more than just high-speed calculations and data security. It is also about tt