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• In order to access CSI’s supercomputer, you need to use SSH.

  You can download SSH from the link: http://www.csdept.csi.cuny.edu/~linux/downloads.php. You will also need an account to access CSI’s supercomputer. You will get your account within first two weeks.

   

Schedule:

This course meets for 2 hours per week: two hours of lecture and 1 regularly scheduled conference hour.   Attendance is expected for all class hours.   The conference hour will be used as supplemental independent study.

Contents:

Required textbook: An Introduction to Parallel Computing: Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Second Edition by A. Grama, V. Kumar et al. Pearson Addison Wesley. ISBN: 0201648652. 

Reference: Using MPI - 2nd Edition: Portable Parallel Programming with the Message Passing Interface (Scientic and Engineering Computation) by William Gropp, Ewing Lusk, Anthony Skjellum. MIT Press; 2nd edition (November 26, 1999), ISBN: 0262571323.

There are three/four homework. Homeworks will focus on understanding and designing parallel programs.

In order to access CSI’s cluster:

(1) From CSI’s PC, You will need to use SSH to access CSI’s supercomputer

(2)

You can download SSH from the link: http://www.csdept.csi.cuny.edu/~linux/downloads.php. You will also need an account to access CSI’s supercomputer. You will get your account within first two weeks.

• The source code MUST be turned in by email to yumei.huo@csi.cuny.edu before midnight the date they are due.

• The report MUST be submitted either per email or be handed in a hard-copy at the beginning of the class on the due date.
• Handwritten or typed report will be accepted.
• Solutions must be readable(especially handwriting!!!), clear, concise and complete.

• Programming Assignment 1:

• The exams may test on material covered only in class and on material covered only in the reading assignments.
  
  Your grade will be based approximately, as follows. These percentages are tentative and subject to change.

     20% - Homeworks
     30% - Programming Assignments
     25% - Midterm Exam
     25% - Final

• Class participation is essential to succeed in this course.
• Homework assignments and programming assignments are due at the start of class on their due date. If you think you won't be present in class on that Monday, turn the homework in earlier at instructor's office or by email.
• Each homework or each programming assignment will receive a maximum of 100 points for full credit.
  Homework or programming assignment submitted up to 1 week late will receive a maximum of 80 points
  Homework or programming assignment submitted up to 2 weeks late will receive a maximum of 60 points.
  No Homework or programming assignment will be accepted later than two weeks after due date.
• DO NOT USE pencils to write down your solutions for the homework, programming assignments or exams; if you decide, however, to use a pencil do not complain about grading.
• Check the marks in a homework, programming assignments or an exam and report errors promptly. Make sure you report such problems to the instructor within four weeks from receipt but no later than May 17, 2010 . If you believe a grade you received is not representative of your effort talk to the instructor.
• The work you turn in MUST BE your own personal work, composed and written by you. No plagiarism. Otherwise, you will get the grade of zero for the homework or project.
• DO NOT OBTAIN YOUR SOLUTION THROUGH THE INTERNET. Or you will get the grade of zero for the homework or project.
• Collaboration of any kind is NOT allowed in the in-class exams (midterm and final).