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===Table of Contents: Part I -- The Basics===

:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;big&gt;[[Preface]]&lt;/big&gt;

#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 1 - Introduction]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 1 - Introduction#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 1 - Introduction#An Introduction to Quantum Computation|An Introduction to Quantum Computation]]
##[[Chapter 1 - Introduction#Bits and qubits: An Introduction|Bits and qubits: An Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 1 - Introduction#Obstacles to Building a Reliable Quantum Computer|Obstacles to Building a Reliable Quantum Computer]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#Qubit States|Qubit States]]
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#Qubit Gates|Qubit Gates]]
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#The Pauli Matrices|The Pauli Matrices]]
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#States of Many Qubits|States of Many Qubits]]
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#Quantum Gates for Many Qubits|Quantum Gates for Many Qubits]]
##[[Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits#Measurement|Measurement]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Schrodinger.27s_Equation|Schrodinger’s Equation]]
##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Density Matrix for Pure States|Density Matrix for Pure States]]
##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Measurements Revisited|Measurements Revisited]]
##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Density Matrix for Mixed States|Density Matrix for a Mixed State]]
##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Expectation Values|Expectation Values]]
&lt;!--##[[Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information#Types of Two-state Systems|Types of Two-state Systems]]--&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 4 - Entanglement]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 4 - Entanglement#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 4 - Entanglement#Entangled Pure States|Entangled Pure States]]
##[[Chapter 4 - Entanglement#Entangled Mixed States|Entangled Mixed States]]
##[[Chapter 4 - Entanglement#Extensions and Open Problems|Extensions and Open Problems]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples#No Cloning!|No Cloning!]]
##[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples#Uncertainty Principle|Uncertainty Principle]]
##[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples#Quantum Dense Coding|Quantum Dense Coding]]
##[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples#Teleporting a Quantum State|Teleporting a Quantum State]]
##[[Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basics and Simple Examples#QKD: BB84|QKD: BB84]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems#SMR Representation or Operator-Sum Representation|SMR Representation or Operator-Sum Representation]]
##[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems#Modelling Open System Evolution|Modelling Open System Evolution]]
##[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems#Unitary Degree of Freedom in the OSR|Unitary Degree of Freedom in the OSR]]
##[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems#Examples|Examples]]
##[[Chapter 6 - Noise in Quantum Systems#Notes|Notes]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes#Shor's Nine-Qubit Quantum Error Correcting Code|Shor's Nine-Qubit Quantum Error Correcting Code]]
##[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes#Quantum Error Correcting Codes: General Properties|Quantum Error Correcting Codes: General Properties]]
##[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes#Stabilizer Codes|Stabilizer Codes]]
##[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes#CSS Codes|CSS codes]]
##[[Chapter 7 - Quantum Error Correcting Codes#Steane's Seven Qubit Code|Steane's Seven Qubit Code]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 8 - Decoherence-Free/Noiseless Subsystems]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 8 - Decoherence-Free/Noiseless Subsystems#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 8 - Decoherence-Free/Noiseless Subsystems#General Considerations|General Considerations]]
##[[Chapter 8 - Decoherence-Free/Noiseless Subsystems#DNS Examples|DNS Examples]]
##[[Chapter 8 - Decoherence-Free/Noiseless Subsystems#Quantum Computing on a DNS|Quantum Computing on a DNS]]
##[[Chapter 8 - Decoherence-Free/Noiseless Subsystems#QC Examples|QC Examples]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls#General Conditions|General Conditions]]
##[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls#The Magnus Expansion|The Magnus Expansion]]
##[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls#First-Order Theory|First-Order Theory]]
##[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls#The Single Qubit Case|The Single Qubit Case]]
##[[Chapter 9 - Dynamical Decoupling Controls#Extensions|Extensions]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 10 - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing|Chapter 10 - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 10 - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 10 - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing|Requirements for Fault-Tolerance]]
##[[Chapter 10 - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing|Concatenated Codes]]
##[[Chapter 10 - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing|Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for the Steane Code]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 11 - Hybrid Methods of Quantum Error Prevention]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 11 - Hybrid Methods of Quantum Error Prevention|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 11 - Hybrid Methods of Quantum Error Prevention|General Principles for Combining Error Prevention Methods]]
##[[Chapter 11 - Hybrid Methods of Quantum Error Prevention|Examples of Hybrid Error Prevention]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 12 - Conclusions and Further Study]]&lt;/big&gt;

===Table of Contents: Part II -- Advanced Topics===

#&lt;big&gt;[[Chapter 13 - Topological Quantum Error Correction]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Chapter 13 - Topological Quantum Error Correction|Introduction]]
##[[Chapter 13 - Topological Quantum Error Correction|The Surface Code]]

===Appendices===

#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix A - Basic Probability Concepts]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix B - Complex Numbers]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#Vectors|Vectors]]
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#Linear Algebra: Matrices|Linear Algebra: Matrices]]
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#More Dirac Notation|More Dirac Notation]]
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#Transformations|Transformations]]
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors|Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors]]
##[[Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra#Tensor Products|Tensor Products]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix D - Group Theory]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#Definitions and Examples|Definitions and Examples]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#Comparing Groups: Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms|Comparing Groups: Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#Discussion|Discussion]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#Applications to Physics|Applications to Physics]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#A Little Representation Theory|A Little Representation Theory]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#Infinite Order Groups: Lie Groups|Infinite Order Groups: Lie Groups]]
##[[Appendix D - Group Theory#More Representation Theory|More Representation Theory]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix E - Density Operator: Extensions]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Appendix E - Density Operator: Extensions#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Appendix E - Density Operator: Extensions#An N-dimensional Generalization of the Polarization Vector|An N-dimensional Generalization of the Polarization Vector]]
##[[Appendix E - Density Operator: Extensions#The Density Matrix for Two Qubits|The Density Matrix for Two Qubits]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes]]&lt;/big&gt;
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#Introduction|Introduction]]
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#Binary Operations|Binary Operations]]
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#Definitions and Basics|Definitions and Basics]]
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#Linear Codes|Linear Codes]]
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#Errors|Errors]]
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#The Disjointness Condition and Correcting Errors|The Disjointness Condition and Correcting Errors]]
##[[Appendix F - Classical Error Correcting Codes#The Hamming Bound|The Hamming Bound]]
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix G - NOTES and CREDITS]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Appendix H: Topics in Quantum Mechanics]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Vectors: A beginner's guide]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Matrices: A beginner's guide]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Binary]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Testing]]&lt;/big&gt;
#&lt;big&gt;[[Simulation Testing]]&lt;/big&gt;
&lt;!--#&lt;big&gt;[[Vectors and Matrices: A new beginning]]&lt;/big&gt;--&gt;

===Glossary===

&lt;big&gt;[[Glossary]]&lt;/big&gt;

===Index===

&lt;big&gt;[[Index]]&lt;/big&gt;

===Bibliography===

&lt;big&gt;[[Bibliography]]&lt;/big&gt;

===Notation===

&lt;big&gt;[[Notation]]&lt;/big&gt;

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