awesome-quantum-computing/README.md

# Awesome Quantum Computing

## Introduction

A curated list of awesome quantum computing learning and developing resources. The goal is to build a categorised community-driven collection of up to date, high quality resources. 

Sharing, suggestions and contributions are always welcome! Please take a look at the contribution guidelines and quality standard first. Thanks to all contributors, you're awesome and it wouldn't be possible without you!

## Contents

- [Learning](#learning)
- [MOOCS](#moocs)
- [Development Tools](#development-tools)
- [Blogs](#blogs)
- [Books](#books)
- [Papers](#papers)

## Learning

- [Documentation for Forest and pyQuil](http://pyquil.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Tutorials for Rigetti Computing's SDK.
- [IBM Q Full User Guide](https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/qx/tutorial?sectionId=full-user-guide&page=introduction) - Short tutorials providing a gentle introduction to quantum computing and IBM Q.
- [Nielsen and Chuang](http://quantum.wobblybit.com/category/nielsenchuang/) - Worked examples on quantum algorithm problems.
- [QISKit Tutorials](https://github.com/QISKit/qiskit-tutorial) - Jupyter notebooks simply demonstrating how to use QISKit.
- [Quantum Algorithm Zoo](http://math.nist.gov/quantum/zoo/) - Comprehensive catalog of quantum algorithms. 
- [Quirk](http://algassert.com/quirk) - A browser-based drag-and-drop quantum circuit simulator that reacts, simulates, and animates in real-time.

## MOOCs

- [MIT Quantum Information Sciences](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-865j-quantum-information-science-spring-2006/lecture-notes/) - A series of lecture notes on the MIT quantum information sciences course.
- [Quantum Cryptography](https://www.edx.org/course/quantum-cryptography-caltechx-delftx-qucryptox-0) - Learn how quantum communication provides security that is guaranteed by the laws of nature.
- [Quantum Information Science I, Part I](https://www.edx.org/course/quantum-information-science-i) - A foundational course on quantum information and computation.
- [The Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers: How Will They Change the World?](https://www.edx.org/course/quantum-internet-quantum-computers-how-delftx-qtm1x) - Discover quantum computers and the quantum internet. Learn the principles and promises behind these developments and how they will impact our future.
- [Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computation](https://www.edx.org/course/quantum-mechanics-quantum-computation-uc-berkeleyx-cs-191x) - A conceptual introduction to the fundamental  principles of quantum mechanics.
- [Understanding Quantum Computers](https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intro-to-quantum-computing) - An introduction to the key concepts of quantum computing with minimal mathematics.

## Development Tools

- [IBM Quantum Composer](https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/qx/editor) - Online quantum composer to run experiments on real quantum computing hardware.
- [Microsoft Quantum Development Kit](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum/?view=qsharp-preview) - Microsoft Q# programming language.
- [QCL](http://tph.tuwien.ac.at/~oemer/qcl.html) - An older, C like language for quantum computers. Only has a simulator and debugger.
- [QISKit SDK](https://github.com/QISKit/qiskit-sdk-py) - Software development kit for working with OpenQASM and the IBM Q Experience.
- [QuTiP](http://qutip.org/docs/latest/index.html) - Quantum toolbox in Python for simulating dynamics of open quantum systems.
- [pyQuil](https://github.com/rigetticomputing/pyquil) - A Python library for quantum programming using Quil.

## Blogs

- [Decodoku](https://medium.com/@decodoku) - Interesting posts on quantum computation, by James Wootton.

## Books

- [Quantum Computation and Quantum Information](https://books.google.com/books/about/Quantum_Computation_and_Quantum_Informat.html?id=-s4DEy7o-a0C&redir_esc=y) - A well appreciated comprehensive textbook for those with a bit of prior knowledge in maths, computer science and physics.
- [Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists](https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computing-Computer-Scientists-Yanofsky/dp/0521879965) - This textbook teaches quantum computing using an approach that is accessible to undergraduate computer science students.
- [Quantum Computation and Quantum Information](http://www-reynal.ensea.fr/docs/iq/QC10th.pdf) - An introduction to the main ideas in quantum computation and quantum information.

## Papers

- [Quantum Machine Learning](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264825604_Quantum_Machine_Learning_What_Quantum_Computing_Means_to_Data_Mining) - Quantum Machine Learning: What Quantum Computing Means to Data Mining.
- [Opportunities and Challenges for Quantum Machine Learning](https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.09757) - Opportunities and challenges for quantum-assisted machine learning in near-term quantum computers.