The PLAYSTATION®3 platform was used to teach students about parallel programming and multicore architectures. (Image courtesy of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Rodric Rabbah
Prof. Saman Amarasinghe
MIT Course Number
6.189
As Taught In
January IAP 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Video lectures
- Captions/transcript
- Class competition - video
- Special feature - video
- Selected lecture notes
- Projects (no examples)
Course Description
The course serves as an introductory course in parallel programming. It offers a series of lectures on parallel programming concepts as well as a group project providing hands-on experience with parallel programming. The students will have the unique opportunity to use the cutting-edge PLAYSTATION 3 development platform as they learn how to design and implement exciting applications for multicore architectures. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of:
- Fundamental design philosophies that multicore architectures address.
- Parallel programming philosophies and emerging best practices.
This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. The course can be tailored to a normal semester time line.
Acknowledgements
The course instructors are extremely grateful to Sony, IBM, and Toshiba for their support.