Parallel and Vector Computing : A Practical Introduction

Name: Parallel and Vector Computing : A Practical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780070376922

ISBN-10: 0070376921

ISBN-13: 9780070376922

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ernst L. Leiss

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For engineers and scientists skilled in the use of conventional computers, explains how parallel or vector computing can solve common technical problems in a wide range of industrial and commercial settings. The topics include hardware and interconnection topologies, dependence analysis and restructuring techniques, parallel algorithms, limits, benchmarks, and Amdahl's Law. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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List price: $60.00
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Classifications of Parallelism	p. 7
Commercial Vector and Parallel Hardware	p. 21
Programming Parallel Systems	p. 41
Recovering or Preserving Parallelism	p. 65
Selected Parallel Algorithms	p. 119
I/O Management	p. 151
Limits and Benchmarks	p. 181
The Outlook for Parallel Computing	p. 195
Appendix 1. An Eclectic List of Hardware Systems	p. 205
Appendix 2. An Overview of Selected Topics on Parallel Systems	p. 207
Appendix 3. A Case Study of the CM-2	p. 215
References	p. 243
Index	p. 249
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