Multicore Programming Primer
As taught in: January IAP 2007
The PLAYSTATION®3 platform was used to teach students about parallel programming and multicore architectures. (Image courtesy of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. Used with permission.)
Instructors:
Dr. Rodric Rabbah
Prof. Saman Amarasinghe
MIT Course Number:
6.189
Level:
Course Features
- Video lectures
- Subtitles/Transcript
- Class competition - video
- Special feature - video
- Selected lecture notes
- Projects (no examples)
Course Description
The course serves as an introductory course in parallel programming. It offers a series of lectures on parallel programming concepts as well as a group project providing hands-on experience with parallel programming. The students will have the unique opportunity to use the cutting-edge PLAYSTATION 3 development platform as they learn how to design and implement exciting applications for multicore architectures. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of:
- Fundamental design philosophies that multicore architectures address.
- Parallel programming philosophies and emerging best practices.
This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. The course can be tailored to a normal semester time line.
Acknowledgements
The course instructors are extremely grateful to Sony, IBM, and Toshiba for their support.
