Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: PRINCIPLES OF PARALLEL PROGRAMMING

Department: Computer Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite(s): COMP 211

Description: Fundamentals of parallel programming: abstract models of parallel computers, parallel algorithms and data structures, and common parallel programming patterns including task parallelism, undirected and directed synchronization, data parallelism, divide-and-conquer parallelism, and map-reduce. Laboratory assignments will explore these topics through the use of parallel extensions to the Java language. Cross-list: ELEC 323. Recommended Prerequisite: COMP 221.