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CSCI-GA.1170-002
DS-GA.1170
(2744) Fundamental Algorithms Recitation Harish Karthikeyan R 5:10-6:00PM CIWW 109

Reviews a number of important algorithms, with emphasis on correctness and efficiency. The topics covered include solution of recurrence equations, sorting algorithms, selection, binary search trees and balanced-tree strategies, tree traversal, partitioning, graphs, spanning trees, shortest paths, connectivity, depth-first and breadth-first search, dynamic programming, and divide-and-conquer techniques.

Prerequisites: At least one year of experience with a high-level language such as Pascal, C, C++, or Java; and familiarity with recursive programming methods and with data structures (arrays, pointers, stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees).
CSCI-GA.2110-002
(2746) Programming Languages Recitation Goktug Saatcioglu R 6:10-7:00PM CIWW 109

Discusses the design, use, and implementation of imperative, object-oriented, and functional programming languages. The topics covered include scoping, type systems, control structures, functions, modules, object orientation, exception handling, and concurrency. A variety of languages are studied, including C++, Java, Ada, Lisp, and ML, and concepts are reinforced by programming exercises.

Prerequisites: Students taking this class should already have substantial programming experience.
CSCI-GA.2112-001
MATH-GA 2043-001
(2747) Scientific Computing Aleksandar Donev R 5:10-7:00PM CIWW 1302
Methods for numerical applications in the physical and biological sciences, engineering, and finance. Basic principles and algorithms; specific problems from various application areas; use of standard software packages.

Prerequisites: Multivariate calculus and linear algebra. Some programming experience recommended.
CSCI-GA.2262-001
(3208) Data Communications and Networks Jean-Claude Franchitti R 7:10-9:00PM CIWW 312

This course teaches the design and implementation techniques essential for engineering robust networks. Topics include networking principles, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, naming and addressing (Domain Name System), data encoding/decoding techniques, link layer protocols, routing protocols, transport layer services, congestion control, quality of service, network services, programmable routers and overlay networks.

Prerequisites: Students must have a working knowledge of fundamental data structures and associated algorithms. For some of the practical aspects of the course, a working knowledge of an object-oriented programming language (e.g., C++, C#, or preferably Java) is expected. An undergraduate course in data communication and networks is helpful but not required.
CSCI-GA.2271-001
(3331) Computer Vision Rob Fergus R 7:10-9:00PM Silv 405

Basic techniques of computer vision and image processing. General algorithms for image understanding problems. Study of binary image processing, edge detection, feature extraction, motion estimation, color processing, stereo vision, and elementary object recognition. Mathematical, signal processing, and image processing tools. Relation of computer vision algorithms to the human visual system.

Prerequisites: CSCI-GA 1170
CSCI-GA.2830-001
(3751) The Lean Launch Pad* Andrew Breen R 10:15-12:15PM 16WP 106 Additional information: Open only to students in the MS-CEI program.

This course is based on Steve Blank’s Lean LaunchPad curriculum. This course provides real world, hands on learning on what it’s like to actually start a high tech company. This is a practical class – essentially a lab, not a theory or “book” class. The goal, within the constraints of a classroom and a limited amount of time, is to create an entrepreneurial experience for students with all of the pressures and demands of the real world in an early stage start up. Students will talk to customers, partners, competitors, as they encounter the chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works. They will work in teams learning how to turn a great idea into a great company. They will learn how to use a business model to brainstorm each part of a company and customer development to get out of the classroom to see whether anyone would want/use their product. Finally, based on the customer and market feedback gathered, students will use agile development to rapidly iterate their products to build something customers would actually use and buy. Each day will be a new adventure outside the classroom as students test each part of their business model and then share the hard earned knowledge with the rest of the class.
CSCI-GA.2830-002
(3900) The Lean Launch Pad Lab* TBA R 12:25-1:15PM 16WP 106 Additional information: Open only to students in the MS-CEI program.

This course is based on Steve Blank’s Lean LaunchPad curriculum. This course provides real world, hands on learning on what it’s like to actually start a high tech company. This is a practical class – essentially a lab, not a theory or “book” class. The goal, within the constraints of a classroom and a limited amount of time, is to create an entrepreneurial experience for students with all of the pressures and demands of the real world in an early stage start up. Students will talk to customers, partners, competitors, as they encounter the chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works. They will work in teams learning how to turn a great idea into a great company. They will learn how to use a business model to brainstorm each part of a company and customer development to get out of the classroom to see whether anyone would want/use their product. Finally, based on the customer and market feedback gathered, students will use agile development to rapidly iterate their products to build something customers would actually use and buy. Each day will be a new adventure outside the classroom as students test each part of their business model and then share the hard earned knowledge with the rest of the class.
CSCI-GA.3033-002
(2754) Special Topics: Cloud and Machine Learning I-Hsin Chung
Seetharami Seelam R 5:10-7:00PM CIWW 201

This is a capstone course for the MSCS program.

This course exposes students to various cloud computing models and introduces them to performing machine learning on the cloud. The course material introduces students to various cloud providers including Amazon AWS, Google GCE, and IBM Cloud and their machine learning service capabilities. Students will learn how to build cloud systems for machine learning, the application characteristics, and develop hands-on experience with programming machine learning applications on these cloud platforms.

Prerequisites: CSCI-GA 1170, CSCI-GA 2110, and CSCI-GA 2250. Basic understudying of operating systems and computer architecture, ability to program in at least one of c/c++, go, or Python languages. Basic understanding of cloud computing systems.
CSCI-GA.3033-006
(2756) Special Topics: Realtime and Big Data Analytics Suzanne McIntosh R 7:10-9:00PM CIWW 102

This course introduces architectures and technologies at the foundation of the Big Data movement. These technologies facilitate scalable management and processing of vast quantities of data collected through realtime and near realtime sensing. We explore tools enabling the acquisition of data in the social domain and the fusion of those data when in flight and at rest using Hadoop and Hadoop-related tools.

The material covered in this course aligns with the prevailing state of the art in Big Data technologies, which continues to be a rapidly evolving landscape as new technologies emerge and existing ones evolve and mature.

Students are required to complete weekly reading and/or programming assignments and demonstrate mastery of course topics by designing, developing, and demonstrating an analytics project of their choosing. Class time will be set aside for project proposal and final demo.

This is an introductory Hadoop course intended for students who have no experience with the Apache Hadoop ecosystem of tools and frameworks.
CSCI-GA.3033-012
(3444) Special Topics: Vision Meets Machine Learning Davi Geiger R 5:10-7:00PM CIWW 102

This course will introduce basic ideas of current Machine Learning methods (Deep Learning with Variational Auto Encoders, GAN, RNN, Reinforcement Learning). The course is "hands on", with small groups programming/developing projects that integrate the basic ideas above to perform "computer vision tasks" (the evaluation is based on projects). The vision tasks will be in Object Classification, Human Detection, and Human Actions.

Prerequisites: Students who take this class should have familiarity with linear algebra, probability, and calculus as well as programming in python.
CSCI-GA.3520-001
(2757) Honors Analysis of Algorithms Subhash Khot TR 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 317
Design of algorithms and data structures. Review of searching, sorting, and fundamental graph algorithms. In-depth analysis of algorithmic complexity, including advanced topics on recurrence equations and NP-complete problems. Advanced topics on lower bounds, randomized algorithms, amortized algorithms, and data structure design as applied to union-find, pattern matching, polynomial arithmetic, network flow, and matching.

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor for master’s students.
CSCI-GA.3850-004
(2768) PhD Seminar: Formal Methods** Thomas Wies R 11:00-12:30PM 60 Fifth Ave 446
Graduate seminars serve as loosely structured forums for exploring research topics from broad areas of computer science. They are designed to foster dialogue by bringing together faculty and students from a given area and to encourage the exchange of ideas. As such, they bridge the gap between more structured course offerings and informal research meetings. Subject matter varies by section.

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
CORE-UA.0109-002 Quantitative Reasoning: Mathematics and Computing Julie Lizardo R 9:30-10:45AM Tisch LC19

This course teaches key mathematical concepts using the new Python programming language. The first part of the course teaches students how to use the basic features of Python: operations with numbers and strings, variables, Boolean logic, control structures, loops and functions. The second part of the course focuses on the phenomena of growth and decay: geometric progressions, compound interest, exponentials and logarithms. The third part of the course introduces three key mathematical concepts: trigonometry, counting problems and probability. Students use Python to explore the mathematical concepts in labs and homework assignments. No prior knowledge of programming is required.

Prerequisites: Department Permission
CSCI-UA.0002-001
(7925) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) Nathan Hull TR 12:30-1:45PM CIWW 202

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major.
CSCI-UA.0002-002
(7926) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) Craig Kapp TR 11:00-12:15PM 60 Fifth Ave 150

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major.
CSCI-UA.0002-006
(7929) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) Shaheer Mohammed Haroon TR 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 101

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major.
CSCI-UA.0002-009
(9321) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) Saadia Lgarch TR 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 517

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major.
CSCI-UA.0002-010
(10509) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) Na'im Tyson TR 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 201

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major.
CSCI-UA.0002-012
(9835) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) Michell Cardona TR 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 312

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major.
CSCI-UA.0004-004
(7934) Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles Joshua Clayton TR 12:30-1:45PM Silv 401
Introduces students to both the practice of web design and the basic principles of computer science. The practice component covers not only web design but also current graphics and software tools. The principles section includes an overview of hardware and software, the history of computers, and a discussion of the impact of computers and the Internet.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with computing experience should consult with the department before registering.
CSCI-UA.0004-006
(9320) Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles Lee-Sean Huang TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 201
Introduces students to both the practice of web design and the basic principles of computer science. The practice component covers not only web design but also current graphics and software tools. The principles section includes an overview of hardware and software, the history of computers, and a discussion of the impact of computers and the Internet.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with computing experience should consult with the department before registering.
CSCI-UA.0004-007
(9479) Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles Adam Scher TR 8:00-9:15AM 60 Fifth Ave 150
Introduces students to both the practice of web design and the basic principles of computer science. The practice component covers not only web design but also current graphics and software tools. The principles section includes an overview of hardware and software, the history of computers, and a discussion of the impact of computers and the Internet.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with computing experience should consult with the department before registering.
CSCI-UA.0060-001
(9351) Database Design And Implementation Deena Engel
Office Hours TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 1302

Introduces principles and applications of database design. Students learn to use a relational database system, learn implementations of database designs, and write programs in SQL. Students explore principles of database design and apply those principles to computer systems in general and in their respective fields of interest.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (CSCI-UA.0002).
CSCI-UA.0061-002
(9682) Web Development And Programming Sana Odeh TR 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 101

Provides a practical approach to web technologies and programming. Students build interactive, secure, and powerful web programs. Covers client and server side technologies for the web.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (CSCI-UA.0002) and Introduction to Web Design & Computer Principles (CSCI-UA.0004).
CSCI-UA.0101-001
(7936) Intro To Computer Science Anasse Bari
Office Hours TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 101
How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (CSCI-UA 2) or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
CSCI-UA.0101-002
(7937) Intro To Computer Science Amos Bloomberg TR 9:30-10:45AM 60 Fifth Ave 110
How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (CSCI-UA 2) or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
CSCI-UA.0101-003
(7938) Intro To Computer Science Teseo Schneider TR 3:30-4:45PM 25W 4th C-20
How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (CSCI-UA 2) or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
CSCI-UA.0101-008
(9970) Intro To Computer Science Nader Nassar TR 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 102
How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (CSCI-UA 2) or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
CSCI-UA.0102-003
(7942) Data Structures Anasse Bari
Office Hours TR 11:00-12:15PM CIWW 101
Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101).
CSCI-UA.0102-007
(9826) Data Structures Ernest Davis TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 202
Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101).
CSCI-UA.0102-009
(10627) Data Structures Young Kun Ko TR 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 102
Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101).
CSCI-UA.0102-011
(10720) Data Structures - Recitation Justin Mae R 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 202
Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101).
CSCI-UA.0201-002
(7946) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation Vivek Yadav R 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 109
Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
CSCI-UA.0201-003
(9345) Computer Systems Organization Mohamed Zahran TR 3:30-4:45PM Silv 520
Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
CSCI-UA.0201-006
(9881) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation Goktug Saatcioglu R 12:30-1:45PM CIWW 312
Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
CSCI-UA.0201-008
(10772) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation John Westhoff R 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 101
Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
CSCI-UA.0202-001
(7947) Operating Systems Michael Walfish TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 109
Covers the principles and design of operating systems. Topics include process scheduling and synchronization, deadlocks, memory management (including virtual memory), input/output, and file systems. Programming assignments.

Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201).
CSCI-UA.0310-001
(7948) Basic Algorithms Victor Shoup TR 11:00-12:15PM CIWW 109
Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102) and Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120).
CSCI-UA.0310-003
(10203) Basic Algorithms Ioannis Tselekounis TR 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 102
Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102) and Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120).
CSCI-UA.0380-001
(7950) Topics of General Interest: Interactive Computing Craig Kapp TR 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 312

In this course you will learn how to develop multimedia applications for both the desktop and the web. The course focuses on general programming techniques with an emphasis on the production of interactive graphical environments. In addition, a number of advanced topics will be covered including image processing, video games, simulations, basic computer vision, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and data visualization techniques.

Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0002 and CSCI-UA.0004, or instructor permission.
CSCI-UA.0472-001
(10755) Artificial Intelligence Ernest Davis TR 9:30-10:45AM 60 Fifth Ave 150
Many cognitive tasks that people can do easily and almost unconsciously have proven extremely difficult to program on a computer. Artificial intelligence tackles the problem of developing computer systems that can carry out these tasks. Focus is on three central areas in AI: representation and reasoning, machine learning, and natural language processing.

Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201) and Basic Algorithms (CSCI-UA 310).
CSCI-UA.0480-002
(9684) Special Topics: iOS Programming Nathan Hull TR 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 512

In this course, students will learn to create applications for Apple’s iOS on both the iPhone and the iPad using Objective-C, Apple's new programming language Swift, and the iOS SDK. Since its introduction, the Apple iOS SDK has proved to be a powerful platform upon which to build sophisticated applications. Without actually having to own an iPhone or an iPad, students will be able to build and test their applications on Apple Macs using the freely available compiler and simulator, XCode. Students will become proficient in the object-oriented language Objective-C, Swift, Apple iOS Frameworks, and the XCode development environment. This is a new, dynamic, constantly-evolving topic, and students will be at the forefront a new technological advancement.

Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201 with a grade of C or better
CSCI-UA.0480-003
(9547) Special Topics: Data Management and Analysis Joseph Versoza TR 11:00-12:15PM 60 Fifth Ave 110

Extracting, transforming and analyzing data in myriad formats with traditional relational databases as well as non-relational databases. Data modeling, cloud databases, and API programming. Garnering insights using Python and current data analysis tools and libraries.

Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201 with a grade of C or better
CSCI-UA.0480-006
(9828) Special Topics: Natural Language Processing Adam Meyers TR 8:00-9:15AM 60 Fifth Ave C10

Natural Language Processing (aka Computational Linguistics) is an inter-disciplinary field applying methodology of computer science and linguistics to the processing of natural languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, etc.). Typical applications include: information extraction (automatically finding information from text); information retrieval (web searches and other applications involving the automatic selection of "relevant" documents); sentiment analysis (automatic extraction of opinions about a set of issues); and machine translation (automatically translating one natural language to another). Much of the best work in the field combines two methodologies: (1) automatically acquiring statistical information from one set of "training" documents to use as the basis for probabilistically predicting the distribution of similar information in new documents; and (2) using manually encoded linguistic knowledge. For example, many supervised methods of machine learning require: a corpus of text with manually encoded linguistic knowledge, a set of procedures for acquiring statistical patterns from this data and a transducer for predicting these same distinctions in new text. This class will cover linguistic, statistical and computational aspects of this exciting field.

Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201 with a grade of C or better
CSCI-UA.0480-009
(10296) Special Topics: Parallel Computing Mohamed Zahran TR 12:30-1:45PM CIWW 102

Most of us have learned to program a single microprocessor (single core) using a high-level programming language like C/C++, Java, ... This is called sequential programming. We feel very comfortable with this because we think in a sequential way and give the machine statements to be executed in sequence. However, this has to change. A microprocessor with single core no longer exists in almost all computers we are using today (including your tablets and smart phones). Most of our devices are now multicore processors. A multicore processor contains several cores (called CPUs or cores) on-chip. To make the best use of these multicore chips we need to program them in-parallel. Sequential programming, for all platforms from smartphones to supercomputers, is falling out of fashion and taking back-seat to parallel programming. How to think in parallel? How to write code in parallel to make the best use of the underlying hardware? How is that new hardware different from the traditional one? What will the future be for the software and hardware? This is the topic of this course.

Prerequisites: Computer System Organization (CSCI-UA.0201) with a grade of C or better

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