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A summary PDF file containing the course syllabus for the course can be found here. Much of the syllabus information is also included below in this course web site, along with some additional details that are not included in the syllabus.
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There are no required textbooks for the class. Instead, lecture handouts are provided for each module as follows. You are expected to read the relevant sections in each lecture handout before coming to the lecture. We will also provide a number of references in the slides and handouts.The links to the latest versions of the lecture handouts are included below:
- Module 1 handout (Parallelism)
- Module 2 handout handout (Concurrency)
There are also a few optional textbooks that we will draw from during the course. You are encouraged to get copies of any or all of these books. They will serve as useful references both during and after this course:
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Week | Day | Date (2023) | Lecture | Assigned Reading | Assigned Videos (see Canvas site for video links) | In-class Worksheets | Slides | Work Assigned | Work Due | Worksheet Solutions | |
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1 | Mon | Jan 09 | Lecture 1: Introduction | worksheet1 | lec1-slides | WS1-solution | |||||
Wed | Jan 11 | Lecture 2: Functional Programming | worksheet2 | lec02-slides | WS2-solution | ||||||
| Fri | Jan 13 | Lecture 3: Higher order functions | worksheet3 | lec3-slides | WS3-solution | ||||||
2 | Mon | Jan 16 | No class: MLK | ||||||||
Wed | Jan 18 | Lecture 4: Lazy Computation | worksheet4 | lec4-slides | WS4-solution | ||||||
Fri | Jan 20 | Lecture 5: Java Streams | worksheet5 | lec5-slides | Homework 1 | WS5-solution | |||||
| 3 | Mon | Jan 23 | Lecture 6: Map Reduce with Java Streams | Module 1: Section 2.4 | Topic 2.4 Lecture, Topic 2.4 Demonstration | worksheet6 | lec6-slides | WS6-solution | |||
Wed | Jan 25 | Lecture 7: Futures | Module 1: Section 2.1 | Topic 2.1 Lecture , Topic 2.1 Demonstration | worksheet7 | lec7-slides | WS7-solution | ||||
Fri | Jan 27 | Lecture 8: Async, Finish, Computation Graphs | Module 1: Sections 1.1, 1.2 | Topic 1.1 Lecture, Topic 1.1 Demonstration, Topic 1.2 Lecture, Topic 1.2 Demonstration | worksheet8 | lec8-slides | WS8-solution | ||||
4 | Mon | Jan 30 | Lecture 9: Ideal Parallelism, Data-Driven Tasks | Module 1: Section 1.3, 4.5 | Topic 1.3 Lecture, Topic 1.3 Demonstration, Topic 4.5 Lecture, Topic 4.5 Demonstration | worksheet9 | lec9-slides | WS9-solution | |||
| Wed | Feb 01 | Lecture 10: Event-based programming model | worksheet10 | lec10-slides | Homework 1 | WS10-solution | |||||
| Fri | Feb 03 | Lecture 11: GUI programming, Scheduling/executing computation graphs | Module 1: Section 1.4 | Topic 1.4 Lecture , Topic 1.4 Demonstration | worksheet11 | lec11-slides | Homework 2 | WS11-solution | |||
| 5 | Mon | Feb 06 | Lecture 12: Abstract performance metrics, Parallel Speedup, Amdahl's Law | Module 1: Section 1.5 | Topic 1.5 Lecture , Topic 1.5 Demonstration | worksheet12 | lec12-slides | WS12-solution | |||
Wed | Feb 08 | Lecture 13: Accumulation and reduction. Finish accumulators | Module 1: Section 2.3 | Topic 2.3 Lecture Topic 2.3 Demonstration | worksheet13 | lec13-slides | WS13-solution | ||||
Fri | Feb 10 | No class: Spring Recess | |||||||||
| 6 | Mon | Feb 13 | Lecture 14: Data Races, Functional & Structural Determinism | Module 1: Sections 2.5, 2.6 | Topic 2.5 Lecture , Topic 2.5 Demonstration, Topic 2.6 Lecture, Topic 2.6 Demonstration | worksheet14 | lec14-slides | WS14-solution | |||
Wed | Feb 15 | Lecture 15: Limitations of Functional parallelism. | worksheet15 | lec15-slides | Homework 2 | WS15-solution | |||||
| Fri | Feb 17 | Lecture 16: Recursive Task Parallelism | worksheet16 | lec16-slides | Homework 3 | WS16-solution | |||||
7 | Mon | Feb 20 | Lecture 17: Midterm Review | lec17-slides | |||||||
Wed | Feb 22 | Lecture 18: Midterm Review | lec18-slides | ||||||||
Fri | Feb 24 | Lecture 19: Data-Parallel Programming model. Loop-Level Parallelism, Loop Chunking | Module 1: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | Topic 3.1 Lecture, Topic 3.1 Demonstration , Topic 3.2 Lecture, Topic 3.2 Demonstration, Topic 3.3 Lecture, Topic 3.3 Demonstration | worksheet19 | lec19-slides | WS19-solution | ||||
8 | Mon | Feb 27 | Lecture 20: Barrier Synchronization with Phasers | Module 1: Sections 3.4 | Topic 3.4 Lecture, Topic 3.4 Demonstration | worksheet20 | lec20-slides | WS20-solution | |||
Wed | Mar 01 | Lecture 21:Stencil computation. Point-to-point Synchronization with Phasers | Module 1: Sections 4.2, 4.3 | Topic 4.2 Lecture, Topic 4.2 Demonstration, Topic 4.3 Lecture, Topic 4.3 Demonstration | worksheet21 | lec21-slides | WS21-solution | ||||
Fri | Mar 03 | Lecture 22: Fuzzy Barriers with Phasers | Module 1: Section 4.1 | Topic 4.1 Lecture, Topic 4.1 Demonstration | worksheet22 | lec22-slides | WS22-solution | ||||
9 | Mon | Mar 06 | Lecture 23: Fork/Join programming model. OS Threads. Scheduler Pattern | Topic 2.7 Lecture, Topic 2.7 Demonstration, Topic 2.8 Lecture, Topic 2.8 Demonstration | worksheet23 | lec23-slides | Homework 3 (CP 1) | WS23-solution | |||
Wed | Mar 08 | Lecture 24: Confinement & Monitor Pattern. Critical sections | Module 2: Sections 5.1, 5.2 | Topic 5.1 Lecture, Topic 5.1 Demonstration, Topic 5.2 Lecture, Topic 5.2 Demonstration, Topic 5.6 Lecture, Topic 5.6 Demonstration | worksheet24 | lec24-slides | WS24-solution | ||||
Fri | Mar 10 | Lecture 25: Atomic variables, Synchronized statements | Module 2: Sections 5.4, 7.2 | Topic 5.4 Lecture, Topic 5.4 Demonstration, Topic 7.2 Lecture | worksheet25 | lec25-slides | WS25-solution | ||||
Mon | Mar 13 | No class: Spring Break | |||||||||
| Wed | Mar 15 | No class: Spring Break | |||||||||
Fri | Mar 17 | No class: Spring Break | |||||||||
10 | Mon | Mar 20 | Lecture 26: Parallel Spanning Tree, other graph algorithms | worksheet26 | lec26-slides | WS26-solution | |||||
Wed | Mar 22 | Lecture 27: Java Threads and Locks | Module 2: Sections 7.1, 7.3 | Topic 7.1 Lecture, Topic 7.3 Lecture | worksheet27 | lec27-slides | Homework 3 (CP 2) | WS27-solution | |||
Fri | Mar 24 | Lecture 28: Java Locks - Soundness and progress guarantees | Module 2: Section 7.5 | Topic 7.5 Lecture | worksheet28 | lec28-slides | WS28-solution | ||||
11 | Mon | Mar 27 | Lecture 29: Dining Philosophers Problem | Module 2: Section 7.6 | Topic 7.6 Lecture | worksheet29 | lec29-slides | WS29-solution | |||
Wed | Mar 29 | Lecture 30: Read-Write Locks, Linearizability of Concurrent Objects | Module 2: Sections 7.3, 7.4 | Topic 7.3 Lecture, Topic 7.4 Lecture | worksheet30 | lec30-slides | WS30-solution | ||||
Fri | Mar 31 | Lecture 31: Message-Passing programming model with Actors | Module 2: Sections 6.1, 6.2 | Topic 6.1 Lecture, Topic 6.1 Demonstration, Topic 6.2 Lecture, Topic 6.2 Demonstration | worksheet31 | lec31-slides | WS31-solution | ||||
12 | Mon | Apr 03 | No class | Homework 4 | Homework 3 (All) | ||||||
Wed | Apr 05 | Lecture 32: Active Object Pattern. Combining Actors with task parallelism | Module 2: Sections 6.3, 6.4 | Topic 6.3 Lecture, Topic 6.3 Demonstration, Topic 6.4 Lecture, Topic 6.4 Demonstration | worksheet32 | lec32-slides | WS32-solution | ||||
Fri | Apr 07 | Lecture 33: Task Affinity and locality. Memory hierarchy | worksheet33 | lec33-slides | WS33-solution | ||||||
13 | Mon | Apr 10 | Lecture 34: Eureka-style Speculative Task Parallelism | worksheet34 | lec34-slides | WS34-solution | |||||
| Wed | Apr 12 | Lecture 35: Scan Pattern. Parallel Prefix Sum | worksheet35 | lec35-slides | Homework 4 (CP 1) | WS35-solution | |||||
| Fri | Apr 14 | Lecture 36: Parallel Prefix Sum applications | worksheet36 | lec36-slides | WS36-solution | ||||||
| 14 | Mon | Apr 17 | Lecture 37: Overview of other models and frameworks | lec37-slides | |||||||
| Wed | Apr 19 | Lecture 38: Course Review (Lectures 19-34) | lec38-slides | Homework 4 (All) | |||||||
| Fri | Apr 21 | Lecture 39: Course Review (Lectures 19-34) | lec39-slides |
Lab Schedule
Lab # | Date (2023) | Topic | Handouts | Examples |
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1 | Jan 09 | Infrastructure setup | lab0-handout lab1-handout | |
| - | Jan 16 | No lab this week (MLK) | ||
| 2 | Jan 23 | Functional Programming | lab2-handout | |
3 | Jan 30 | Futures | lab3-handout | |
| 4 | Feb 06 | Data-Driven Tasks | lab4-handout | |
5 | Feb 13 | Async / Finish | lab5-handout | |
| - | Feb 20 | No lab this week (Midterm Exam) | ||
| 6 | Feb 27 | Loop Parallelism | lab6-handout | image kernels |
| 7 | Mar 06 | Recursive Task Cutoff Strategy | lab7-handout | |
| - | Mar 13 | No lab this week (Spring Break) | ||
| - | Mar 20 | No lab this week | ||
| 8 | Mar 27 | Java Threads | lab8-handout | |
| 9 | Apr 03 | Concurrent Lists | lab9-handout | |
| 10 | Apr 10 | Actors | lab10-handout | |
- | Apr 17 | No lab this week |
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