MCS 572
Introduction to Supercomputing
University of Illinois at Chicago
Fall 2009
Professor David Nicholls

1219 Science and Engineering Offices (SEO)
(312) 413-1641
nicholls@math.uic.edu
http://www.math.uic.edu/~nicholls/mcs572_fall09/index.html

Lecture (Taft Hall, Room 208): MWF 9:00 am - 9:50 am

Office Hours (1219 SEO):

Textbook:

Other References:
 On-line tutorials:
 Useful Links:
 Grading:
 Appoximate Schedule with Homeworks:
WEEK
 TOPIC
 HW
 PROBLEMS
1 (Aug 24-Aug 28)
 MPI
 1
 MPI: Get hellow.c to work (see HW 1 above)
2 (Aug 31-Sep 3)
 MPI 1 MPI: Modify cpi.c to compute e (see HW 1 above)
3 (Sep 7-Sep 11)
Monday: Labor Day 		Chapter 1 1 Exercises: 1.2, 1.6, 1.10, 1.22
Computer: 1.1, 1.4, 1.7, 1.14
4 (Sep 14-Sep 18)
Friday: HW 1 DUE
 Chapter 2
 2
 Exercises: 2.7, 2.21, 2.26, 2.31
Computer: 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.17
5 (Sep 21-Sep 25)
 Chapter 2
 2 N/A
6 (Sep 28-Oct 2)
 Chapter 11
 2
 Exercises: 11.6, 11.7
Computer: 11.12
7 (Oct 5-Oct 9)
Friday: HW 2 DUE
 Chapter 11
 3
 ?
8 (Oct 12-Oct 16)
Monday: HW 2 DUE
 CG (Shewchuk)
 3
 ?
9 (Oct 19-Oct 23)
 Chapter 7
 3
 Exercises: 7.1, 7.5, 7.10, 7.13
Computer: 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
MPI: Modify monte.c to compute e (see HW 3 above)
10 (Oct 26-Oct 30)
Friday: HW 3 DUE
 Chapter 9 4
 Exercises: 9.4, 9.8, 9.11
Computer: 9.2, 9.5, 9.6
11 (Nov 2-Nov 6)
 Chapter 10 4
 Exercises: 10.1, 10.4
Computer: 10.1, 10.7
12 (Nov 9-Nov 13)
 Chapter 11
 4
 Exercises: 11.2, 11.3
Computer: 11.1, 11.7
13 (Nov 16-Nov 20)
Friday: HW 4 DUE
 Chapter 11
 N/A
 N/A
14 (Nov 23-Nov 27)
Friday: Thanksgiving Break
 Chapter 12
 N/A
 N/A
15 (Nov 30-Dec 4)
 Mon (A): Morten Kallberg
Mon (B): Bo Song
Wed (A): Harish Kanchi
Wed (B): Robyn Canning
Fri (A): Timur Duehr
Fri (B): Andrew Stayart
 N/A
 N/A

MATLAB Primer: primer35.pdf
Information Page: PDF
Painless Conjugate Gradient (Shewchuk)