High Performance Computing Curriculum

Catalog Description:


CS 575 - Supercomputing for the Sciences
Interdisciplinary course intended for all science and engineering majors.
o Advanced computing techniques developed for supercomputers
o Overview of architecture, software tools, scientific computing and communications
o Hands-on experience using supercomputers
Prereq.: Extensive programming background in Fortran or C.

Overview

Two Dramatic Changes for 1995 Course

Course Content


  1. Cray architecture

  2. Communications

  3. Monitoring CPU usage

  4. Computer ethics/responsibility

  5. Technical Writing

  6. Computational Experiments