CS 478 - Parallel Algorithms and Computing

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Ursinus College

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Description:

Faculty Concurrent and parallel programming, with an emphasis on language constructs. Major topics include: exceptions, coroutines, atomic operations, critical sections, mutual exclusion, semaphores, high-level concurrency, deadlock, interprocess communication, process structuring, shared memory and distributed architectures. Students will learn how to structure, implement and debug concurrent programs. This course will satisfy the College requirement for a capstone experience in the major. Prerequisite: CS-371. Offered in the spring of even years. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ursinus.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 409-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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