CMPU 377 - Parallel Programming

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

An introduction to parallel computing, with coverage of parallel architectures, programming models, and techniques. Topics include SIMD and MIMD models, shared-memory and message-passing styles of computation, synchronization, deadlock, and parallel language design. Students are exposed to common techniques for solving problems in sorting, searching, numerical methods, and graph theory, and gain practical experience through programming assignments run on a parallel processing system.

Prerequisites: CMPU 203 and CMPU 224.

Two 75-minute periods.

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