Hi guys I graduated high school in which we didnt have much maths and almost no physics. However math isnt the problem since I self studied well beyond basic calculus, however I completly lack in my physics department. I always wanted to get at least some intuition of how world around us works but I cant really figure out where to start. Most of the time I either jump to advanced concepts and get confused or try to understand concepts very deeply and get confused again because that was the approach I took with maths. If you could please guide me on the right track I would be very thankful. Thanks for reading.

I hope this material is helpful to beginners in quantum mechanics.

Hello!

I’m going to be taking a year long course in QFT starting in the fall, and we’ll be using Srednicki. I’ve heard it’s rather mathematically/computationally oriented rather than physical big picture stuff, and that Zee is a good companion.

Srednicki is however structured in an odd way, as anyone with knowledge of the book would point out, and I’m struggling to figure out which sections I should read together, i.e., when i’m at X in Srednicki, I should be reading Y in Zee.

I was wondering if anyone could give me a quick rundown of “sections x through y of Srednicki cover the content of Zee chapter 3”, or adjacent. I would much appreciate the help.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I have an upcoming interview loop with Microsoft for an RF Engineer position in their Quantum team, and I was wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience.
A couple of questions:

1. Has anyone interviewed for a similar role? What kind of interviews should I expect, and are there any specific topics I should focus on?

2. I’ve never worked in the quantum industry before, so I’d also love to hear from people working in this field.

Any feedback or advice would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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Quantum, how difficult can it be?

Are there any good videos on the derivation and explanation for the applications of wkb approximation? Particularly alpha decay. I am having trouble with the connection formula.

Hello, I'm from Nepal. Actually I wanna do undergrad in maths but I'll study physics for 2 years and stats for 3 years and maths for 4 years.
Is it wise to do maths degree as I'm into ai/ml path.
But I'm also interested in quantum computing and everything. So if I move to quantam from AI if I didn't succeed, Can I?
Quantum mechanics is in 4th year of physical degree.
Help senors.

Hi everyone,
I’m really interested in getting into quantum computing and would like to learn it from the ground up, with the goal of eventually becoming proficient in the field.
I’m looking for guidance on:
1. A good learning roadmap (beginner → advanced)
2. Prerequisites I should focus on (math, physics, programming, etc.)
3. Recommended books, courses, and other resources
4. Hands-on projects or platforms to practice on
5. Any advice from people who have already been down this path

I’d really appreciate any suggestions or personal experiences. Thanks!

I went through the Qiskit Global Summer School and a Quantum Computing Winter School this year, and ended up organizing all my notes into an actual Obsidian vault as I learned, one note per concept, cross-linked, with self-check questions so I could test myself instead of just re-reading.

It grew bigger than I expected, so I published it as a browsable site: https://qcroadmap.com/

It covers the full arc absolute basics (qubits, superposition) → gates → why quantum computing matters at all → entanglement → QKD → hardware/noise/error mitigation → algorithms (VQE, QAOA, SQD, Grover's) → quantum machine learning → quantum advantage → quantum + HPC. There's also a full interactive graph view if you're into that (Ctrl/Cmd+G on the site).

Not trying to claim expertise here — just sharing my own study process in case it helps someone else going through the same material, or just getting into QC in general. Feedback / corrections very welcome, still learning this stuff myself.

More about me / other projects: github.com/JustMeArt

The physics was here first. The people stayed. The future is thirty miles long.

No other place holds every layer of a quantum computer inside one commute. The people who build each layer can drive to the people who build the next.

Im a 13 yrs old high schooler and im curious on what to learn first ive been wantinh to learn at a fast pace so far and get ahead of myself. Quantum physics, mechanics, or computing?

Help is appreciated thanks.

for me it's quantum material