Parallel Programming: Techniques and Applications Using Networked Workstations and Parallel Computers

Barry Wilkinson/ Michael Allen

ISBN 10: 0131405632 / ISBN 13: 9780131405639

Published by Pearson, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Parallel Programming: Techniques and ...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

Parallel Programming This non-theoretical text, linked to real parallel programming software, covers the techniques of parallel programming in a practical manner that enables students to write and evaluate their parallel programs. The second edition has been revised to incorporate a greater focus on cluster programming.

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Designed for an undergraduate computer science student or professional, this accessible text covers the techniques of parallel programming in a practical manner that enables students to write and evaluate their parallel programs. Supported by the National Science Foundation and exhaustively class-tested, it is the first text of its kind that does not require access to a special multiprocessor system, concentrating instead on parallel programs that can be executed on networked workstations using freely available parallel software tools.

Key Features:

• Introduces parallel programming techniques as a natural extension to sequential programming, developing the basic techniques of message-passing parallel programming, and then studying problem-specific algorithms in both non-numeric and numeric domains.
• Requires no prerequisite in parallel programming; assumes only C programming knowledge.
• Uses MPI and PVM pseudocodes to describe algorithms and allows different programming tools to be implemented.
• Provides students with thorough coverage of shared memory programming and Pthreads to assist them in shared memory programming assignments.
• Explores such applications as numerical algorithms, image processing, searching, and optimization.