Getting Started
Sanity Check
Your first quantum circuit. Five minutes. Prove your environment works.
Goal
Build and run a simple quantum circuit. If it works, you're ready for the rest of the workshop.
What you'll do
01
Open the notebook
Click "Open in Google Colab" below.
02
Install Qiskit
Run the setup cell. Takes about 30 seconds.
03
Run the circuit
Execute the cell to create and simulate your first quantum circuit.
04
See the output
Histogram appears. You just ran quantum code.
Run it
~5 minutes
Open in Google ColabYou're good if
- Qiskit installs without errors
- The circuit diagram renders
- The simulation completes and shows a histogram
If something breaks
Most issues fix themselves.
Installation errors
Runtime → Restart and run all
Slow to load
Colab is allocating resources. Wait 30 seconds.
Still stuck
Raise your hand or check the Help page.