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IST3021Introduction to Parallel Computing4+0+0ECTS:6
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of STATISTICS and COMPUTER SCIENCES
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Tolga BERBER
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Developing parallel programs using parallel software development frameworks like OpenMP and MPI.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Develop parallel programs.71,6,
LO - 2 : Design parallel algorithms.71,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Parallel Programming, OpenMP, multithreaded programming.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to parallel programming
 Week 2Introduction to OpenMP
 Week 3Parallel block of OpenMP
 Week 4Syncronization with OpenMP
 Week 5OpenMP for loop
 Week 6Reduction variables
 Week 7Sample applications with OpenMP
 Week 8Sorting with OpenMP
 Week 9Midterm exam
 Week 10Multithreaded programming with pthreads.
 Week 11Data sharing with pthreads.
 Week 12Race condition handling and synchronization.
 Week 13Semaphores and classical parallel programming problems.
 Week 14Semaphores and classical parallel programming problems.
 Week 15Semaphores and classical parallel programming problems.
 Week 16Semaphores and classical parallel programming problems.
 
Textbook / Material
1Cook, Robert, 2011, An Introduction to Parallel Programming with OpenMP, PThreads and MPI, Cook's Books; 2nd edition
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Project 15 02/01/2022 1,5 50
End-of-term exam 16 10/01/2022 1,5 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Proje 3 14 42
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 15 1 15
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load157