Missed out on IBM’s Quantum Challenge?

May 13, 2020 by The Quantum Mechanic

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For IBM’s celebration of the 4th birthday of their Quantum Experience, they created a Quantum Challenge over four days. May Quantum researchers and enthusiasts joined in and earned their certificates.

However, if you didn’t get a chance but still want to learn about Quantum Computing, what can you do? Here are some resources, some free resources on Quantum Computing, Quantum Computing Courses and great books to help you learn more about Quantum Computing.

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Quantum Computing Courses Online

One of the best ways to get a flavor and introduction to Quantum Computing is with online courses from the likes of EdX and Coursera and Future learn. We have a list of these Online courses that you can visit.

Quantum Books

If you want to read a book, there are some very accessible books that have recently been written that bridge the gap between more formal texts and introductions to the field.

Quantum Computing the Lazy way

Sometimes we just want to get a taste of a new field such as Quantum without diving right in, so we compiled some lazy ways to learn more about Quantum Computing.

The Quantum Mechanic

The Quantum Mechanic is the journalist who covers quantum computing like a master mechanic diagnosing engine trouble - methodical, skeptical, and completely unimpressed by shiny marketing materials. They're the writer who asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask: "But does it actually work?" and "What happens when it breaks?" While other tech journalists get distracted by funding announcements and breakthrough claims, the Quantum Mechanic is the one digging into the technical specs, talking to the engineers who actually build these things, and figuring out what's really happening under the hood of all these quantum computing companies. They write with the practical wisdom of someone who knows that impressive demos and real-world reliability are two very different things. The Quantum Mechanic approaches every quantum computing story with a mechanic's mindset: show me the diagnostics, explain the failure modes, and don't tell me it's revolutionary until I see it running consistently for more than a week. They're your guide to the nuts-and-bolts reality of quantum computing - because someone needs to ask whether the emperor's quantum computer is actually wearing any clothes.