{"product_id":"introduction-to-high-performance-computing-georg-hager-9781439811924","title":"Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by high performance computing (HPC) experts, \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a solid introduction to current mainstream computer architecture, dominant parallel programming models, and useful optimization strategies for scientific HPC. From working in a scientific computing center, the authors gained a unique perspective on the requirements and attitudes of users as well as manufacturers of parallel computers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text first introduces the architecture of modern cache-based microprocessors and discusses their inherent performance limitations, before describing general optimization strategies for serial code on cache-based architectures. It next covers shared- and distributed-memory parallel computer architectures and the most relevant network topologies. After discussing parallel computing on a theoretical level, the authors show how to avoid or ameliorate typical performance problems connected with OpenMP. They then present cache-coherent nonuniform memory access (ccNUMA) optimization techniques, examine distributed-memory parallel programming with message passing interface (MPI), and explain how to write efficient MPI code. The final chapter focuses on hybrid programming with MPI and OpenMP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsers of high performance computers often have no idea what factors limit time to solution and whether it makes sense to think about optimization at all. This book facilitates an intuitive understanding of performance limitations without relying on heavy computer science knowledge. It also prepares readers for studying more advanced literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead about the authors' recent honor: Informatics Europe Curriculum Best Practices Award for Parallelism and Concurrency\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georg Hager, Gerhard Wellein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143981192X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439811924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010 pg. 17","brand":"Georg Hager","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986187976959,"sku":"9781439811924","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2e7bf17-9a9d-4687-bba5-b2de8ef78bd6.jpg?v=1683281879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-high-performance-computing-georg-hager-9781439811924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}