Quantum Computing Basics Cheat Sheet

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Qubit Concepts

Term Meaning
Superposition Simultaneous 0+1 states
Entanglement Linked qubits share state
Gate Operation that rotates amplitudes

Algorithms to Know

Grover (search), Shor (factoring), VQE (optimization) highlight current quantum advantages.

Toolchain Commands

qiskit transpile
Target IBM/ionQ hardware
cirq-run
Execute circuits on simulators
quantum simulator --shots=1000
Run probability experiments
💡 Pro Tip: Map classical problems to amplitude amplification or variational circuits for speedups.
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