COMP6430 Parallel Systems

COMP6430 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Department of Computer Science
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Computer Science
Offered in	First Semester, 2009
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	A practically oriented introduction to programming paradigms for parallel computers. Considers definitions of program efficiency on parallel computers, addresses the modelling, analysis and measurement of program performance. Description, implementation and use of parallel programming languages, parallel features of operating systems, library routines and applications.
Learning Outcomes	At the completion of this course the student will: be able to program more than one parallel machine in more than one specialised programming language or programming system be able to descriptively compare the performance of different programs and methods on one machine be aware of the elements of parallel programming language and system implementation be aware of the history and developments in the field.
Indicative Assessment	Assignments (30%), Final Examination (70%)
Workload	Thirty one-hour lectures, six laboratory sessions.
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest	Computer Science
Prescribed Texts	Lin, C. & Snyder, L., Principles of Parallel Programming, Pearson International Edition. Grama, A., Gupta, A., Karypis, G. & Kumar,V., Introduction to Parallel Computing, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003.

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