Class Notes

In addition to these notes, you are responsible for what is covered in class. So if you miss a day, be sure to get notes from someone who was present. Also be aware that the order that the files are listed in below may differ from what is presented, so check the modification history at bottom to see if insertions have been made.

Lecture notes for Wed, Jan 25 2012.

Some Matlab Stuff

Sparse Matrices

Some general comments about sparse matrices, with links to the rest of the pages in this section.
Requirements for sparse matrix data structures explains some of the constraints on storage and use.
Algorithms for sparse matrices provides more information about which operations a sparse matrix data structure must support.
Fill-in during LU factorization shows why Gaussian elimination (also called LU factorization) cannot always be applied to sparse matrices.
Sparse matrix representations illustrates a few data structures used for sparse matrices.

Tools Helpful

Here is something you may find helpful if you are not familiar with "makefile"
Here is something about "ssh"

Architecture Things

Basic parallel computer architectural ideas.

MPI Programming Basics

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