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{\sffamily\small FOUNDATIONS · ALGORITHMS · RELIABLE SYSTEMS\par}
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{\fontsize{23}{30}\selectfont Introduction to\par}
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{\fontsize{40}{45}\selectfont\bfseries Quantum\par Computing\par}
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{\sffamily\fontsize{31}{36}\selectfont\color{cyan!45}2026\par}
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{\sffamily\large A textbook and interactive laboratory\par}
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{\sffamily\small Research cutoff: 5 September 2026\par}
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{\Large\sffamily\bfseries Introduction to Quantum Computing — 2026\par}
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An independently authored introductory course in quantum information and computation, with a synchronized interactive web edition.
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Research cutoff: 5 September 2026.\par
Edition: 1.0, September 2026.\par
The text, mathematics, exercises, and laboratory specifications share one source manuscript.
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Prepared with OpenAI Codex for this project. This work has reproducible mathematical and software checks; it has not undergone independent external peer review. It is not an authorized revision of Thomas G. Wong’s textbook. The supplied 2022 book is acknowledged as a curriculum reference.
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All diagrams are original. Research references identify their publication status and link to primary sources. Contemporary claims should be read with the stated research boundary, experimental scope, and assumptions.
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{\sffamily\small INTERACTIVE EDITION\par}
\href{https://quantum-computing-2026.bensont.chatgpt.site}{quantum-computing-2026.bensont.chatgpt.site}\par
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Laboratory links require access to the accompanying site. The PDF remains a self-contained course: derivations, worked examples, exercises, and solutions are included here.
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