High-performance computing initiative at MUN: CS-6728 experience

Baddour, R.E. and Zuberek, W.M.

Proc. 5-th Int. Conf. on Applications of High-Performance Computers in Engineering, Santiago de Campostela, Spain, 2-4 July 1997, pp.147-156.

Abstract:

An interdisciplinary graduate course on high-performance computing, CS-6728, was organized and offered for the first time at MUN in the Winter '96 term. The principal objective of this course was to provide a `hands on' experience in high-performance computing. The course was designed as project-oriented; each of the participating students worked on an individual computational project related to his/her area of research. The organization of the course, the experience and conclusions are discussed in this paper.

Keywords:

High-performance computing, computational science, graduate courses, Memorial University.

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