An introduction to quantum computing

This post gives a beginner their first look into quantum computing. It covers all the basics required to understand how quantum teleportation works. For the teleportation algorithm itself see the second part of this series here, and for how it is implemented using Qiskit on a real quantum computer, see the third part here. For this tutorial I will assume a basic understanding of linear algebra and braket notation. Although I will use braket notation throughout, all of this could also be though of in terms of normal matrix notation too.

Qubit states