CSC4700 - Introduction

Parallel C++ for Scientific Applications is a course that focuses on the parallel implementation of computational mathematics problems using modern parallel C++. The aim of this course is to learn how to quickly write useful and efficient C++ programs. The students will learn how to use high-level data structures, iterators, strings, and streams (including interactive and file I/O) of the C++ ISO Standard library. In addition, we will look into using highly-optimized linear algebra libraries since the course teaches to solve problems, instead of explaining low-level C++ and scientific computing algorithms. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:46 Importance of Data Structures and Algorithms 00:06:47 Course Logistics and Expectations 00:16:21 Scientific Computing and Parallelism: Motivation and Context 00:20:14 Significance of High Performance Computing 00:25:06 CPU, Memory, and Parallel Architecture Fundamentals 00:35:41 Scientific Computing Problems and Code Translation 00:44:02 Why C++ for Scientific Computing 00:46:08 Introduction to C++ Code and Parallel Algorithms 01:05:02 Data Structures and Performance Considerations 01:06:53 Compilation, Build Tools, and Programming Environment 01:12:39 Summary and Next Steps