Practical Quantum Computing for Engineers: A Hands-On Guide to Qubits, Circuits, Algorithms, and Real-World Integration (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798274584944)

This hands-on, example-focused book shows engineers, developers, and applied researchers how to design, build, troubleshoot, and integrate quantum solutions into real systems. Starting from concise physical intuition (Bloch sphere, superposition, entanglement) it quickly moves to hands-on topics engineers need: constructing and optimizing quantum circuits, implementing core algorithms (Grover, Shor, VQE, QAOA), and using modern SDKs and cloud backends (Qiskit, Cirq, Q#) to run circuits on simulators and hardware. The book emphasizes engineering concerns - circuit depth, noise, error mitigation and correction, hardware tradeoffs (superconducting, ion traps, photonics), and hybrid quantum-classical workflows - and includes worked examples (teleportation, Bell states, Grover on noisy simulators, portfolio optimization with QAOA) so readers can reproduce and extend the experiments. Practical chapters cover toolchains, debugging and visualization best practices, resource estimation and scaling strategies, and a final section on career paths and how to build a portfolio of applied quantum projects. In short, this is a hands-on manual for practitioners who want to move from conceptual knowledge to building and running useful quantum programs.

Author: Charley Perkins
ISBN-13: 9798274584944
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2025
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.51d