Parallel Programming in C with MPI and OpenMP

The era of practical parallel programming has arrived, marked by the popularity of the MPI and OpenMP software standards and the emergence of commodity clusters as the hardware platform of choice for an increasing number of organizations. This exciting new book, Parallel Programming in C with MPI and OpenMP addresses the needs of students and professionals who want to learn how to design, analyze, implement, and benchmark parallel programs in C using MPI and/or OpenMP. It introduces a rock-solid design methodology with coverage of the most important MPI functions and OpenMP directives. It also demonstrates, through a wide range of examples, how to develop parallel programs that will execute efficiently on today's parallel platforms. If you are an instructor who has adopted the book and would like access to the additional resources, please contact your local sales rep. or Michelle Flomenhoft at: michelle_flomenhoft@mcgraw-hill.com. This volume gives a high-level overview of parallel architectures, including processor arrays, centralized multi-processors, distributed multi-processors, commercial multi-computers and commodity clusters. A six-chapter tutorial introduces 25 MPI functions by developing parallel programs to solve a series of increasingly difficult problems. Each program is taken from problem description through design and analysis to implementation and benchmarking on an actual commodity cluster, providing the reader with a wealth of examples.