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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING

COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759
Course Description

An overview of hardware and software solutions that enable the use of advanced computing in tackling computationally intensive Engineering problems. Hands-on learning promoted through programming assignments that leverage emerging hardware architectures and use parallel computing programming languages. Students are strongly encourage to have completed COMP SCI 367 orCOMP SCI 400or to have equivalent experience.

Prerequisites

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.98

5.43% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.79% from Historical

A Rate
96.43%

13% from Historical

Class Size
112

26.32% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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