Postgraduate Course: Parallel Programming Languages (PGPH11072)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will cover a range of programming techniques which are important for scientific applications on parallel computers. Key paradigms will include PGAS languages and accelerator programming.
The course will include the following topics:
- Modern Fortran including Co-Array Fortran
- Concepts of PGAS programming
- Other PGAS approaches such as SHMEM and Unified Parallel C
- Programming Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)
The focus on these topics will be their practical use to solve problems and all topics will have associated tutored practical exercises. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
63 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Please contact the School for further information
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% examination consisting of a two hour exam |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of modern Fortran, including Co-Array Fortran.
- understand the concepts of PGAS languages.
- solve problems using PGAS programmes.
- understand approaches to accelerator programming.
- write programs which use Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | PPL (S1) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rupert Nash
Tel:
Email: r.nash@epcc.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ben Morse
Tel: (0131 6)51 3398
Email: Ben.Morse@ed.ac.uk |
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