Part thirteen! I’m finally rounding the corner on finishing up the math section of the book this series is based on (Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach by Jack Hidary). I’m currently working on sheet fourteen, and anticipate there will be a total of fifteen sheets by the end of it. In some ways, I enjoyed learning linear algebra more than I thought I would, but I’m also excited to wrap up this part of my learning and move on to the next step. Right now, I think that will look like getting back to learning about the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and how qubits work, and also starting to get familiar with quantum algorithms. At the same time, I’ll be digging into the coding side of things again, which I’m very much looking forward to.

Anyway, here is sheet thirteen! I cover Hermitian operators, why you can only measure real numbers, what it means for an operator to be self-adjoint, as well as symmetric matrices and unitary operators.

UPDATE 08.31.2022: Since these sheets are now complete, styled, reviewed, edited, and published, you can pick up the whole pack of 15 in my shop here!