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Week
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Day
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Date
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Asmts
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Unit No./Lectures
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Reading
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Lab (Thu.) THRN 3401
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1
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R
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Sep 08
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1. Introduction
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PPP ch. 1; ch. 11 "Getting Started" to "Par . Prog. Recommendations"
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SHARCNET New User Seminar (Ed Armstrong)
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T
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Sep 13
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2
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R
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Sep 15
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Pilot library (1)
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T
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Sep 20
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2. Understanding Parallel Computers
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PPP ch. 2
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3
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R
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Sep 22
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A1 out
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Pilot library (2)
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T
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Sep 27
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3. Reasoning about Performance
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PPP ch. 3 "Motivation" to "Perf. Tradeoffs"
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4
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R
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Sep 29
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4. First Steps Toward Parallel Programming
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PPP ch. 4; ch. 3 "Measuring Perf." to end; ch. 11 "Perf. Msmt." to end
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Help with A1
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T
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Oct 04
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A1 pt 1 due
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5
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R
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Oct 06
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Help with A1
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T
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Oct 11
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A1 due Oct 12
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FALL STUDY BREAK
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R
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Oct 13
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5. Scalable Algorithmic Techniques
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PPP ch. 5
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Intel Parallel Studio Intro
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6
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T
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Oct 18
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R
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Oct 20
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MIDTERM EXAM
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Intel Parallel Studio: Pthreads
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7
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T
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Oct 25
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A2/3 out
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6. Programming with Threads
POSIX Threads
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PPP ch. 6 "POSIX Threads"
LLNL Tutorial
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Help with A2
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R
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Oct 27
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8
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T
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Nov 01
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A2 pt 1 due
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OpenMP
Intel Parallel Studio: OpenMP
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PPP ch. 6 "OpenMP"
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Intel Parallel Studio: OpenMP
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R
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Nov 03
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9
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T
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Nov 08
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A2 pt 2 due Nov 9
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Intel Parallel Studio: Inspector
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Intel Parallel Studio: Inspector & Amplifier
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R
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Nov 10
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Intel Parallel Studio: Amplifier
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10
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T
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Nov 15
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A3 due Nov 16
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Java Threads
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PPP ch. 6 "Java Threads"
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TA will hold informal help session for Java Threads
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R
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Nov 17
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A4 out
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9. Assessing the State of the Art
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PPP ch. 9; ch. 7 "PGAS Languages"
HPC is dying, and MPI is killing it
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11
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T
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Nov 22
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10. Future Directions in Parallel Programming
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PPP ch. 10
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Help with A4
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R
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Nov 24
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12
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T
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Nov 29
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A4 due Nov 30
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Course eval in class
Intro to Intel Phi
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No lab this week (Thu. is Tue. schedule)
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R
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Dec 01
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Wed. Dec. 14 @ 2:30-4:30
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FINAL EXAM (MCKN 227)
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