Parallel computation : models and methods /

An understanding of the role of parallel algorithms and the technical knowledge for designing and analyzing them are essential to anyone entering the field of parallel computation. Familiarity with the models associated with the algorithms is also essential. Thus, focusing on "models and method...

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Main Author: Akl, Selim G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1997.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Models of Computation
  • 3. Combinational Circuits
  • 4. Parallel Prefix Computation
  • 5. Divide and Conquer
  • 6. Pointer-Based Data Structures
  • 7. Linear Arrays
  • 8. Meshes and Related Models
  • 9. Hypercubes and Stars
  • 10. Models Using Buses
  • 11. Broadcasting with Selective Reduction
  • 12. Parallel Synergy.