Parallel Scientific Computing (ME 471/571)
Boise State University, Dept. of Mathematics
Textbook : Parallel Programming with MPI (P. Pacheco)
Semesters Taught : Sp18, Sp20, Sp23
In this course, we will learn how to use parallel programming tools to solve problems in science and engineering.
Basic programming skills in a compiled language such as C, C++ or Java is desirable, as is some knowledge of interpreted languages such as Python, Matlab or Julia.
Topics
- Parallel tools available in Python
- Basics of MPI, includin MPI I/O, derived types.
- CUDA programming
- OpenMP.
- Version control using Git
- Build systems using Make and CMake
- Scripting using Jupyter Notebooks.
- Introduction to C programming for scientific computing.