"Thinking Quantum": Lectures on Quantum Theory
Barak Shoshany

TL;DR
This series of lectures provides a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to quantum theory from a quantum information perspective, suitable for a wide range of learners and including extensive exercises.
Contribution
It offers a clear, derivation-based approach to quantum theory rooted in quantum information, covering foundational concepts and advanced topics with mathematical rigor.
Findings
Accessible to diverse audiences including high-school students and undergraduates
Includes extensive exercises and problems for deep understanding
Covers a broad range of quantum topics from basics to advanced concepts
Abstract
We present a conceptually clear introduction to quantum theory, deriving the theory from scratch from the point of view of quantum information. Different subsets of these lectures were taught to a wide variety of audiences, including exceptional high-school students in the International Summer School for Young Physicists (ISSYP) at Perimeter Institute, 2nd-year physics undergraduates at the University of Toronto, and 4th-year physics and math undergraduate and graduate students at Brock University. The lectures are completely self-contained, including all the necessary mathematical background: complex numbers, linear algebra, and probability theory. They cover topics such as the axioms of quantum theory, qubits, superposition, entanglement, the uncertainty principle, quantum gates, unitary transformations and evolution, interpretations of quantum mechanics, the no-cloning theorem,…
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TopicsQuantum Mechanics and Applications
