Building Parallel Programs: SMPs, Clusters & Java (Advanced Topics)

Alan Kaminsky

ISBN 10: 1423901983 / ISBN 13: 9781423901983

Published by Cengage Learning, 2009

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.3. Seller Inventory # G1423901983I2N00

Synopsis:

Readers learn the craft of designing and building parallel programs?specifically programs that employ multiple processors operating at once to solve a large computational problem?with the clear presentation and fresh, contemporary approach found in Kaminsky's BUILDING PARALLEL PROGRAMS. Written by experienced instructor and industry developer Alan Kaminsky, this book addresses techniques for parallel programming on both major categories of parallel computers?SMPs and clusters. Readers gain first-hand experience working with the increasingly popular programming language, Java, as they complete programs from the text written in Java and work with a unique, author-developed Java class library. The book even emphasizes how to use performance metrics in the design of parallel programs, a topic not even addressed in most other texts.

Review: "This book will claim a unique position for the use of Java in parallel computing. Java's becoming a preferred language for the students and that's definitely making this book more attractive. In a curriculum that's more leaning toward Java, it's certainly a very good option."

Bibliographic Details

Title: Building Parallel Programs: SMPs, Clusters &...
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket