CS 4170 : Introduction to Parallel Computing

CS 4170: Introduction to Parallel Computing

Semester Hours:   3.0
Contact Hours:   3
Coordinator:   Hassan Rajaei
Text:   An Introduction to Parallel Programming
Author(s):   Peter S. Pacheco
Year:   2011

SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION

Catalog Description

Principles and practice of parallel computing. Parallel program design, implementation and evaluation of parallel programs for shared memory, local memory and vector architectures. Prerequisite: CS 3270 or CS 3080.

Course type: ELECTIVE

SPECIFIC COURSE GOALS

• I can design, implement, test and debug a parallel application program using MPI.
• I can design, implement, test and debug a parallel application program using OpenMP.
• I can parallelize an existing application using an appropriate parallel programming paradigm.
• I can develop and analyze a parallel algorithm using the PRAM model.

LIST OF TOPICS COVERED

• Introduction and overview of parallel programming
• Performance measures
• Parallel architectures
• Programs amenable to parallel programming solution
• Programming languages for parallel programming
• Program portability issues
• Operating system issues
• Tools for parallel programming
• Parallel Algorithms
• Parallelizing serial programs