Search Results - "Topics in Parallel and Distributed Computing"

Chapter 9 - Parallel computing in a Python-based computer science course by Cormen, Thomas H.

“…Drawing heavily from Blelloch’s work on the vector model and scan operations, we work our way up to performing a parallel version of the quicksort algorithm on…”
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Appendix A - Chapters and topics by Prasad, Sushil K., Gupta, Anshul, Rosenberg, Arnold L., Sussman, Alan, Weems, Charles C.

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Chapter 4 - Modules for introducing threads by Bunde, David P.

“…This chapter presents a pair of modules for introducing students to parallel programming. Each module is built around an exploratory exercise to parallelize an…”
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Chapter 6 - Networks and MPI for cluster computing by Grant, Ryan E., Olivier, Stephen L.

“…Cluster computing, message passing, and high-performance networks form the foundation for high-performance computing and modern supercomputers. This chapter…”
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Chapter 5 - Introducing parallel and distributed computing concepts in digital logic by Vaidyanathan, Ramachandran, Trahan, Jerry L., Rai, Suresh

“…This chapter provides a framework for introducing parallel and distributed computing (PDC) concepts as they arise naturally in digital logic. It is directed…”
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Chapter 10 - Parallel programming illustrated through Conway’s Game of Life by Eijkhout, Victor

“…This chapter introduces a number of basic concepts in parallel programming using the Game of Life as an example. No specific programming systems will be taught…”
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Chapter 1 - Editors’ introduction and road map by Prasad, Sushil K., Gupta, Anshul, Rosenberg, Arnold L., Sussman, Alan, Weems, Charles C.

“…This chapter starts with a brief introduction to the NSF-supported Center for Parallel and Distributed Computing Curriculum Development and Educational…”
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Chapter 2 - Hands-on parallelism with no prerequisites and little time using Scratch by Bogaerts, Steven

“…There is much discussion in the computer science education community today about how to integrate more parallel and distributed computing (PDC) into the…”
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Chapter 8 - Shared-memory concurrency control with a data-structures focus by Grossman, Dan

“…This chapter is a companion to Chapter 7. It introduces the need for concurrency control (synchronization) when threads are accessing shared resources,…”
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Chapter 3 - Parallelism in Python for novices by Bogaerts, Steven, Stough, Joshua

“…As a lightweight high-level language that supports both functional and object-oriented programming, Python provides many tools to allow programmers to easily…”
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Chapter 7 - Fork-join parallelism with a data-structures focus by Grossman, Dan

“…This chapter is an introduction to parallel programming designed for use in a course on data structures and algorithms, although some of the less advanced…”
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Topics in Parallel and Distributed Computing: Introducing Concurrency in Undergraduate Courses

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