MIT 6.189 Multicore Programming Primer, January (IAP) 2007

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View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-189IAP07 Instructors: Rodric Rabbah, Saman Amarasinghe * NOTE: Recitations 1-3 are not available. The course serves as an introductory course in parallel programming. It offers a series of lectures on parallel programming concepts as well as a group project providing hands-on experience with parallel programming. The students will have the unique opportunity to use the cutting-edge PLAYSTATION 3 development platform as they learn how to design and implement exciting applications for multicore architectures. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of: * Fundamental design philosophies that multicore architectures address. * Parallel programming philosophies and emerging best practices. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. The course can be tailored to a normal semester time line. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

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