Brief Introduction to Quantum Computing for Undergraduate Students: Lecture Two-Review of Linear Algebra and Complex Numbers
Li Chen · ACM SIGACT News · 2025
This article continues from Lecture One, where we introduced the basic ideas of quantum computing using intuitive examples aimed at college students. In this lecture, we focus on basic concepts from linear algebra and complex numbers that are essential for understanding quantum computing. We also demonstrate how these linear algebra operations relate to quantum computation. This chapter is designed to provide a smooth transition to Lecture Three, which will introduce the quantum gates.