CS 425 - Parallel Computing

Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours

Overview of parallel patterns, programming models, and hardware. Topics include parallel performance analysis; types of parallelism; parallel decomposition of tasks; shared vs. distributed memory; synchronization; hands-on experience with multiple parallel programming models; and architectural support for parallelism.

Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C- or better in CS 252 and CS 315, or consent of instructor.