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CS 484 - Parallel Programming
Last offered Fall 2025
Official Description
Techniques for the programming of all classes of parallel computers and devices including shared memory and distributed memory multiprocessors, SIMD processors and co-processors, and special purpose devices. Key concepts in parallel programming such as reactive and transformational programming, speculation, speedup, isoefficiency, and load balancing. Synchronization primitives, libraries and languages for parallel programming such as OpenMP and MPI, performance monitoring, program tuning, analysis and programming of numerical and symbolic parallel algorithms. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CS 241 or CS 341.
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Subject Area
- Computer Science
Course Description
Techniques for the programming of all classes of parallel computers and devices including shared memory and distributed memory multiprocessors, SIMD processors and co-processors, and special purpose devices. Key concepts in parallel programming such as reactive and transformational programming, speculation, speedup, isoefficiency, and load balancing. Synchronization primitives, libraries and languages for parallel programming such as OpenMP and MPI, performance monitoring, program tuning, analysis and programming of numerical and symbolic parallel algorithms.
Credit Hours
3 or 4 hours
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel Programming | DS3 | 81000 | ONL | 3 | - | Lawrence Rauchwerger | ||
| Parallel Programming | DS4 | 71093 | ONL | 4 | - | Lawrence Rauchwerger | ||
| Parallel Programming | PP3 | 80027 | ONL | 3 | - | Lawrence Rauchwerger | ||
| Parallel Programming | PP4 | 67876 | ONL | 4 | - | Lawrence Rauchwerger | ||
| Parallel Programming | PPU | 67875 | ONL | 3 | - | Lawrence Rauchwerger |