Fundamentals of Parallel Processing - Softcover

Jordan, Harry F.; Alaghband, Gita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139011587 ISBN 13: 9780139011580

Verlag: Prentice Hall, 2002

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For senior-level/graduate courses in Parallel Computing and Processing in departments of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics.

This carefully class tested text provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of parallel processing with integration of parallel architectures, algorithms, and languages. Its unique presentation integrates the three topics and explains their performance implications, providing students with the depth of knowledge and expertise needed to design and develop successful parallel applications.

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Harry F. Jordan received the Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has been with the University of Colorado at Boulder since 1966 and is now a professor in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. Professor Jordan's interests in computer systems center on the interface between hardware and software, including supercomputers, multi-processor architecture, and optical computing.

Gita Alaghband received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (1986) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Currently, she is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Colorado at Denver. Dr. Alaghband's research interests in parallel processing include computer architecture, performance evaluation, simulation, application programs, and algorithm designs.

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This unique book provides comprehensive coverage of the crucial fundamental concepts of parallel processing. The authors also introduce the integration of parallel architecture, algorithms, and language to provide insight into designing and implementing parallel applications. This book is suitable for advanced courses on the principles of parallel processing and is also a superb professional reference.

Beneficial Features:

• Presents subjects by integrating algorithms, languages, and architectures.
• Clearly explains performance analysis and implications resulting from influences of the three components.
• Guides readers with thought-provoking questions at the beginning of each chapter.
• A Offers numerous examples to clarify difficult concepts.
• Helps students implement their learning with 141 end-of-chapter problems.
• A Conveys performance implications of each new topic with consistent integration of algorithms, languages, and architectures throughout the text.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Prentice Hall
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0139011587
• ISBN 13: 9780139011580
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 536
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italien