CS 635 Foundations of Parallel Computing

Fall 2004

Disclaimer: this schedule is subject to change


Week  Dates  Topics  Readings  Notes 
1  Sep 1  Introduction   (WA)    Ch. 1
(P)   Ch.2		  
2  Sept 8      "      "  Homework 1
posted 
3  Sept 15  Types of Communication  (P)  Ch. 11/12  
4  Sept 22  Overview of MIMD Programmming  Karp & Babb paper
(WA)  Ch. 2-4		  
5  Sept 29  MIMD Programming and MPI (Part I)  (WA)  Ch. 5/6
(P)   Ch. 3-5/9		 Homework 1
due
6  Oct 6  Sorting  (WA)  Ch. 9
(P)  Ch. 10, 14.3		 Homework 2
posted 
7  Oct 13  MPI (Part 2)
Matrix Algorithms		 (P)  Ch. 5/6
(WA) Ch. 10
(P) CH. 7		  
8  Oct 20  Midterm Exam    
9  Oct 27  Matrix Algorithms (continued)
MPI (Part 3) 		 
(P) Ch. 8		 Homework 2
due 
10  Nov 3  MIMD Programming Issues  (WA)  Ch. 7,12
(P)  Ch. 14		 Homework 3
posted 
11  Nov 10      "     
12  Nov 17  Data Parallel Programming         
  Nov 24  Recess     
13  Dec 1  Data Parallel Programming (continued)       Homework 3
due 
14  Dec 8       
  Dec 15  Final Exam   7:30 - 10:15 pm 


Created: 8 August 2004
Revised: 14 Oct 2004
P. Y. Wang (pwang@cs.gmu.edu)