Currently, I am attempting to learn noncommutative geometry. My interests mostly lie on the boundaries of pure mathematics and theoretical physics, so I am not only interested in the mathematical formulation of the theory, but also in the physical applications.
I am familiar with differential/algebraic topology/particle physics and some basic notions of homological algebra, but am fairly weak in functional analysis.
What books/references/review articles would one recommend as the best or easiest starting point to learning this subject? A book that is the most self-contained/pedagogical? (I am currently starting to read Basic Noncommutative Geometry by Khalkal, but was wondering if there were any books even more suitable for a beginner). As I want to get started with learning NCG as quickly as possible, are there any short review papers, notes, or specific chapters of texts where I can gain a bare minimum of prerequisites such as functional analysis to start reading a book on NCG instead of having to read an entire book on operator algebras before starting my study? Or some books that would be helpful that I could read concurrently?
Thanks!