Learning roadmap

Pick a path. Each step links to a lesson or a playground challenge.

๐ŸŒฑ Path 1 โ€” Curious beginner (โ‰ˆ1 hour)

  1. State vectors
  2. Measurement
  3. Superposition
  4. Playground challenges 1โ€“2

๐Ÿ”ง Path 2 โ€” Circuit builder (โ‰ˆ2 hours)

  1. Pauli gates and Hadamard
  2. Two qubits & CNOT
  3. Bell states
  4. Playground challenges 3โ€“5

๐Ÿš€ Path 3 โ€” First algorithms (โ‰ˆ3 hours)

  1. Deutsch's algorithm + challenge 6
  2. Grover on 2 qubits
  3. Run a Bell-state circuit on real hardware via IBM Quantum, Amazon Braket or Azure Quantum (check each provider's current free-tier terms)

๐Ÿ“š Next steps

Linear algebra refresh (complex numbers, matrices, eigenvalues), then a full textbook or university course. Free options include IBM Quantum Learning and many university lecture notes.