/sci/ - Science & Math

freshman in an integrated master's program for physics here
I'm interested in cs-related stuff (programming, linux, cryptography, etc.) so I'm guessing quantum computing will be an interesting and useful topic to learn? What kind of prerequisites should I have and what kind of books should I read?
I'm planning to start reading Shankar after I finish Morin's classical mechanics book (which I should be done with in like 2 months, only have ~30% of the book left).

Unrel but is it worth reading L&L for classical mechanics (or anything else)? I'm planning to read Goldstein in the future.