Parallel processing for Scientific Computing
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Author(s): M. Heroux, P. Raghavan and H. Simon (Eds)
Publisher: SIAM
ISBN: 0898716195
Format: softback
397pp
Price: $90.00
Review Date: 20 December 2006
Review: Parallel processing has been an enabling technology for scientific computing for more than 20 years. This book provides a state-of-the art overview of the subject. It reflects the themes of the conference held by SIAM in San Francisco in 2004. It covers the mix of topics that mathematicians, computer scientists, and computational scientists focus upon to effectively use parallel processing for scientific problems and solutions. There are twenty chapters divided into four sections: Performance modelling, analysis and optimization; Parallel algorithms and enabling techniques; Tools and frameworks for parallel applications; and Applications of parallel computing.