Math 627 - Introduction to Parallel Computing

Fall 2006 - Matthias K. Gobbert

Section 0101 - Schedule Number 4190


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Presentations of the Class Projects

The presentations of the class projects will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 starting at 01:00 p.m. in MP 401. Please follow the link to the Program for the titles and abstracts. Just like for seminar talks, everybody is welcome to attend!


Basic Information


Overview

In recent years, parallel computing has become an almost ubiquitous way to perform computer simulations involving large amounts of data or intensive calculations. The basic purpose of using several processors is to speed up computations of large problems by distributing the work. But large problems typically involve vast quantities of data as well; by distributing the data across several processors, problems of previously unsolvable size can now be tackled in reasonable time.

Only government agencies, national laboratories, and large corporations could afford the first parallel machines. Due to the dramatic drop in prices for personal computers (PCs) and their components, parallel computing has become much more accessible in the form of Beowulf clusters formed by connecting commodity PCs by dedicated networks.

The most common library of parallel computing instructions today for any type of parallel machine architecture is the Message Passing Interface (MPI). This course will provide interested students a basic introduction to parallel computing using MPI on a distributed-memory cluster of Linux PCs. Time permitting, we will present several application examples that show how parallel computing can be used to solve large application problems in practice.


Other Information


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