COMP4300 Parallel Systems

Later Year Course

Offered By	Research School of Computer Science
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Computer Science
Offered in	First Semester, 2011
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%); Laboratories (20%); Final Exam (50%)
Workload	Thirty one-hour lectures, six two-hour tutorial/laboratory sessions
Areas of Interest	Computer Science and Information Technology
Requisite Statement	COMP2310; 6 units of 2000-series COMP courses; and 6 units of 2000-series MATH courses or COMP2600
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.
Programs	Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)
Other Information	Course offered in alternate odd-numbered years.
Science Group	C

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