Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers (Paperback)

Written by high performance computing (HPC) experts, Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers provides a solid introduction to current mainstream computer architecture, dominant parallel programming models, and useful optimization strategies for scientific HPC. From working in a scientific computing center, the authors gained a unique perspective on the requirements and attitudes of users as well as manufacturers of parallel computers. The text first introduces the architecture of modern cache-based microprocessors and discusses their inherent performance limitations, before describing general optimization strategies for serial code on cache-based architectures. It next covers shared- and distributed-memory parallel computer architectures and the most relevant network topologies. After discussing parallel computing on a theoretical level, the authors show how to avoid or ameliorate typical performance problems connected with OpenMP. They then present cache-coherent nonuniform memory access (ccNUMA) optimization techniques, examine distributed-memory parallel programming with message passing interface (MPI), and explain how to write efficient MPI code. The final chapter focuses on hybrid programming with MPI and OpenMP. Users of high performance computers often have no idea what factors limit time to solution and whether it makes sense to think about optimization at all. This book facilitates an intuitive understanding of performance limitations without relying on heavy computer science knowledge. It also prepares readers for studying more advanced literature. Read about the authors' recent honor: Informatics Europe Curriculum Best Practices Award for Parallelism and Concurrency

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Georg Hager • Gerhard Wellein
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	356
ISBN-13:	978-1-4398-1192-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Systems analysis & design Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific equipment & techniques, laboratory equipment > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Programming languages > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4398-1192-X
Barcode:	9781439811924

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!