12 courses · 9 tutorials
Brilliant
Brilliant / Sabine Hossenfelder
Brilliant's interactive quantum mechanics course presented with physicist Sabine Hossenfelder. Explains the machinery of quantum mechanics and its counterintuitive implications through hands-on simulations, using them to discover and reason about quantum states.
QUBITS
Dr Steven Herbert, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge's undergraduate Quantum Computing course, with lecture notes publicly available, covering qubits, superposition, entanglement, core quantum algorithms, and quantum cryptography. Accessible at no cost.
Brilliant
Brilliant's interactive quantum computing course, learn by doing with hands-on puzzles and visualisations. Subscription-based, covered by Brilliant's free trial.
Coursera
SpecialisationPackt
A complete beginner's specialization covering quantum fundamentals, Qiskit programming, and real quantum algorithms, from high-school maths to running code on real quantum hardware.
Coursera
SpecialisationUniversity of Colorado Boulder / Wounjhang Park
University of Colorado Boulder's three-course specialization giving engineers the quantum mechanics foundation behind modern electrical, mechanical, and quantum engineering. Covers superposition, entanglement, measurement, the uncertainty principle, angular momentum, and approximation methods.
edX
Delft University of Technology (QuTech)
Discover the principles and promises of quantum computers and the quantum internet. An accessible introduction to quantum computing and its future societal impact.
Coursera
Fractal Analytics (Srinjoy Ganguly, Shalini Devendrababu)
A beginner-friendly introduction to quantum computing from Fractal Analytics. Two modules covering the history and theory of quantum computing, then qubits, superposition, entanglement, quantum gates, and circuits, with hands-on practice in IBM Qiskit.
IBM Quantum
IBM SkillsBuild
IBM SkillsBuild's free beginner learning content on quantum computing fundamentals. Visual learning activities and virtual labs covering qubits, superposition, entanglement, quantum gates, and basic circuit building.
QUANTUM COMPUTING
Keio University / Rodney Van Meter
Keio University's accessible introduction to quantum computing on FutureLearn, taught by Rodney Van Meter. Explains the motivation for building quantum computers, the key principles, important algorithms, and a look at quantum hardware and the emerging industry, with minimal mathematics.
Microsoft
Microsoft Quantum
Microsoft's free collection of self-paced quantum programming exercises in Q#. Covers quantum basics through advanced algorithms via hands-on kata-style challenges with immediate feedback, runnable in the browser.
QUBIT
Dr. Donovan
A free, self-paced introduction to quantum computing. Nine modules take you from what a qubit actually is to running your own circuit in Qiskit, using the interactive Bloch sphere and circuit builder throughout. No physics degree required.
QUANTUM STATES
QWorld
QWorld's free, self-study quantum computing workshop. Covers quantum states, quantum operators, quantum protocols, and quantum search using Python and Jupyter notebooks. No physics background required.
A guided tour of the Bloch sphere using a live simulator: what the poles, the equator and the two angles actually mean, and why two states with identical measurement odds can sit on opposite sides of the ball.
A conceptual guide to how quantum algorithms actually work: using superposition to explore many paths, interference to amplify correct answers, and measurement to extract results.
A side-by-side comparison of classical bits and qubits: what makes a qubit fundamentally different, what it can and cannot do, and common misconceptions.
Write your first quantum program in Qiskit, build a Bell state, run it on a local simulator, and interpret the results.
Understand the structure of quantum algorithms through state preparation, oracles, interference, and measurement, using Deutsch's algorithm as the clearest possible example.
Understand the real mechanism behind quantum speedup: not 'exploring all paths at once,' but engineering interference to amplify right answers and cancel wrong ones.
Cut through the hype and understand what actually separates quantum computers from classical ones, what problems they genuinely help with, and what realistic expectations look like.
Write your first quantum program in Q#, put a qubit in superposition, build a Bell state, and run it from Python using the qsharp package.
A plain-English explanation of qubits, what makes them different from classical bits and why that matters for computing.