Introduction
Advanced interdisciplinary introduction to applied parallel computing on modern supercomputers. Numerical topics include dense and sparse linear algebra, N-body problems, multigrid, fast-multipole, wavelets and Fourier transforms. Geometrical topics include partitioning and mesh generation. Other topics include applications oriented architecture, software systems, MPI, Cilk, data parallel systems, Parallel MATLAB®, caches and vector processors with hands-on emphasis on understanding the realities and myths of what is possible on the world's fastest machines.
Prerequisite
18.06 Linear Algebra
Grading
Homework: 40%
Project: 60%
You will need to hand in 2 progress reports, and a final project report. Also, you are required to do two presentations on the project, one before Spring break when you hand in your first progress report, and one at the end of the semester. Also you need to keep a website on your project. All reports and the website will be made public.
Readings/Discussion
Every week there will be a suggested reading list, along with some questions that will be discussed in the Monday night session. The discussion session is a great place to get research ideas/project ideas.