Course Catalog - 2015-2016

     

COMP 522 - MULTI-CORE COMPUTING

Long Title: MULTI-CORE COMPUTING
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): (COMP 221 OR COMP 321) AND COMP 425 or permission of instructor
Description: Multi-core microprocessors are becoming the norm. The course will focus on emerging multi-core processor architectures and challenges to using them effectively. Topics include multi-core microcompressors, memory hierarchy, synchronization, programming systems, scheduling, and transactional memory.
Course URL: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~johnmc/comp522/