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What is CNOT?

CNOT is an educational resource on quantum computing.


The aims of this website are to:


Why?

Quantum Computing has only really been around since the ‘80s, but it already promises efficient solutions to many of the problems conventional computers struggle with.

While quantum computing requires a decent background in maths, a lot of theoretical quantum computing ideas should be accessible to anyone doing an undergraduate mathematics, physics or computing course.

Unfortunately, quantum physics is quite unintuitive, and quantum computing is very interdisciplinary which can create hurdles when a new student tries to tackle it. For example, a computer scientist is unlikely to have come across Dirac notation, which most quantum computing literature uses, and a physicist is unlikely to have learnt about the different classes of computing problems that quantum computing is so useful at solving.

The main purpose of this website is to guide a new learner through the main topics in a sensible order, and to provide a reference for all the relevant background & prerequisite material needed to understand modern quantum computing literature. The idea is that a student can use this website to decide “what to learn next”, and refer back to this website if they come across something they are unfamiliar with.


Privacy & Other Concerns

CNOT does not store cookies, the site uses no advertising and has been designed function completely without Javascript. CNOT uses Google Fonts.

I try to keep this website as accurate as possible, but it’s inevitable that there will be some inaccuracies in the content. Please double check everything before you reference the site, and if you notice anything that needs amending please contact me with the details below.


Contact

I want this website to be clear and accurate, so if you notice something incorrect or misleading, or find something unclear or confusing, please, please contact me:

Email: frank@cnot.io

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Thanks for reading,

Frank

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