Course Description

This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of parallelization with MPI and OpenMP. Case studies for parallelization include Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, their principals, and their sequential and parallel algorithms. Emphasis is placed on the algorithmic and code components of these simulations, their performance analysis, and their scalability.

Course Information

Course Title: ADV TPCS: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - High performance parallel algorithms for computational science
Instructor: Dr. Michela Taufer (Assistant Professor in Computer and Information Sciences)
Day, Time, and Location (room and building): Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30PM-4:45PM, Smith Hall, 102A
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 2PM to 3:00PM or by appointment
Email Address: taufer AT udel.edu
Campus Office Number: Smith Hall 406
Office Phone Number: 0071

Download the syllabus: Syllabus
Download the schedule: Course schedule

News and Deadlines:


05-14-09: Mock NSF Panel - take your reviews with you!!!
05-07-09: Project Deadline 6 - Complete draft of proposal
05-07-09: Homework Deadline - Homework 4 due (Last homework of the semester)
04-28-09: Project Deadline 5 - Complete draft of proposal
04-21-09: SIG-SYS seminar - Claris Castillo, IBM TJ Watson
04-21-09: Homework Deadline - Homework 3 due
04-14-09: Project Deadline 4 - Write-up of brainstorming session
04-02-09: Project Deadline 3 - First Draft of background and literature survey.
03-21-09: New Homework 3 on MD now available.
03-21-09: Slides and notes on MD now available.
03-21-09: Homework 2 due on 03/25/09 (hard deadline).
03-01-09: Volunteer needed for presentation of Hoffman's paper.
03-01-09: Homework 1 due on 03/05 (hard deadline).
03-01-09: Project part I due on 03/03 (hard deadline).
02-25-09: Class schedule has been updated. Check the new deadlines!
02-25-09: Slides of class on 02/26 now available
02-13-09: Paper assigned: 17, 13, 7, 12, 6, 15, 11, and 10.
02-13-09: Slides of class on 02/17 now available
02-11-09: Paper 17 assigned!
02-10-09: Slides of week 1 now available.
02-10-09: Homework 1 now available.
01-10-09: The description of the course project and other project material are now available.
01-02-09: The syllabus of the course is now available.