As a warm-up to how quantum mechanics plays a role in computation, we should consider what quantum mechanics tells us about the physical world. On the other hand, we also want to avoid thinking in too much detail about quantum physics — we don’t reason about every-day computer programs by talking about the properties of metals and transistors. So today we will try to consider how much of quantum mechanics we need to know, to go forward.

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