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Scientific Parallel Computing
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(Hardcover - Mar. 28, 2005)
by L. Ridgway Scott
Sales Rank: 628894
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$67.50
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Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press March 28, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 069111935X
ISBN-13: 978-0691119359
Product Dimensions:
10.1 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Review
The text as a whole offers a good blend of theoretical and practical expertise with discussion of both hardware and software issues of parallel computing. This range of topics is the strength of the text, and not something found in other texts. -- John Stone, Times Higher Education Supplement L. Ridgway Scott, Terry Clark, and Babak Bagheri have prepared a thorough treatment of the foundational and advanced principles of parallel computing. . . . [T]his book provides an excellent background for understanding grids and parallel algorithms in general. -- Choice
Customer Reviews & Comments
Scott offers the student an integrated and up to date view of parallel computing. It takes into account the type of hardware currently available. From specialised CPUs to mass produced Intel and AMD chips. Different types of architecture are explained. In the last 25 years, there has been much experimentation with various ways to cluster computers to work on a common task, and Scott shows the best available.
At the software level, you can get an idea of how to custom code to take advantage of multiple CPUs. Certainly, there are compilers that take standard code, which normally runs on 1 CPU, and can, to some extent, produce binaries for concurrent operation. But you can also take advantage of your expert knowledge of your problem and algorithm, to split the latter's code accordingly.
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Scientific Parallel Computing
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