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CS 491: Parallel Programming (JSON)

Catalog description: Programming of shared memory and distributed memory machines; tools and languages for parallel programming; techniques for parallel programming; parallel programming environments.

Prerequisites: At least a C- in C S 370 or consent of instructor.    (Catalog Link)

Credits: 3 (3)

Coordinator: Shaun Cooper

Textbook: Principles of Parallel Programming, Calvin Lin, & Larry Snyder, 2009, Pearson, ISBN-13: 978-0321487902 ISBN-10: 0321487907
    (also: online reading)

BS degree role: selected elective

Course Learning Objectives

1. Describe existing parallel architectures including shared memory versus distributed memory platforms
2. Apply basic techniques for organizing parallel computations
3. Apply basic techniques for performance measurement and theoretical limitations of parallelism
4. Explain alternative parallel techniques and hardware
5. Perform performance Analysis of different parallel programming technices
6. Program shared memory machines using threads, processes, and the OpenMP library
7. Program using a message passing paradigm and obtain working knowledge of the Message Passing Interface (MPI)

Course Practicum Requirements

1. Program using MPI
2. Conduct performance analysis of parallel programs
3. Program using different HPC paradigms to include GPUs, shared memory, and distributed architecture

Course Topics

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