HighPerformance Computing for Scientists and Engineers

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High-Performance Computingfor Scientists and
Engineers

• ME/CS/Phys 343
• Tuesday/Thursday 100-230pm
• Shi, Tackett and Walker

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Course Goals

• To introduce theory and practice of solving
  problems using advanced computational resources
• To identify different physical models in terms
  of computational requirements
• To recognize various computer architectures
• To develop a solution strategy for various models
  that utilize a given architecture

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Todays lesson

• What this class is
• What this class is not
• Administrative detail
• Syllabus
• Assignments and schedule
• Getting started on logging in

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What this class is

• An overview of performance computer architectures
• An introduction to parallel programming paradigms
• A getting acquainted session with ACCRE and the
  cluster
• An exercise in programming and software design
  for performance
• A brief review of common third-party tools for
  parallelization

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What this class is not

• A programming class
• A thesis solver (we well not solve your problem
  for you)?
• An in-depth review of parallel programming
  methods
• Numerical methods
• Third-party tools
• MPI vs. PVM

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About the class

• Website
• http//www.accre.vanderbilt.edu/education-outreach
  /hpc_class/me343.php
• Oak will be used for grading only
• Syllabus, assignments and schedule

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Assignment for next time

• Get an account !!
• Fill out our questionnaire
• Intro to the cluster classes