Parallel Computing for Undergraduate Faculty

本计画的目的是为教授并行计算的本科教师做准备。当参与者完成我们将提供的课程后，他们将准备将并行计算添加到他们的课程中，或者通过将并行计算主题整合到现有课程中，或者通过教授一门或多门专门关于并行计算的课程。此外，参加者将准备评估在他们自己的学院建立并行计算实验室的可行性。该课程将于1997年夏季开始为期两周的密集课程。本课程将包括探讨并行计算的广泛范围的讲座，以及并行算法的设计和实现的指导。大约一半的课程时间将用于使用高露洁的并行计算机进行并行程序的实际开发和实施。在秋季，参与者将在项目上工作，导师将在可能的情况下进行实地考察。在1998年1月或2月的后续会议上，参加者将介绍他们的项目成果，并有机会讨论向本科生教授并行计算的实际方面。第二组参加者将遵循类似的模式，在1998年夏季举办一个培训班，进行项目工作，并在1999年初举行后续会议。

Parallel Computing for Undergraduate Faculty The purpose of this project is to prepare undergraduate faculty to teach parallel computing. When participants have completed the course which we will offer, they will be prepared to add parallel computing to their curriculum, either by integrating topics on parallel computing into existing courses or by teaching one or more courses specifically on parallel computing. In addition, participants will be ready to assess the feasibility of establishing a parallel computing laboratory at their own college. The course will begin with an intensive two-week session in the summer of 1997. This course will include lectures surveying the broad scope of parallel computing and instruction on the design and implementation of parallel algorithms. About half of the course time will be spent on hands-on development and implementation of parallel programs using the parallel computers at Colgate. During the fall, participants will work on projects, with site visits from the instructors where possible. At the follow-up session in January or February, 1998, participants will present their project results and will have an opportunity to discuss the practical aspects of teaching parallel computing to undergraduates. A second group of participants will follow a similar pattern with a course in the summer of 1998, project work and a follow-up session early in 1999.