A Tutorial on Elliptic Pde Solvers and Their Parallelization (Software, Environments, and Tools) [Paperback]

Craig C. Douglas (Author), Gundolf Haase (Author), Ulrich Langer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0898715415 | ISBN-13: 978-0898715415

This compact yet thorough tutorial is the perfect introduction to the basic concepts of solving partial differential equations (PDEs) using parallel numerical methods. In just eight short chapters, the authors provide readers with enough basic knowledge of PDEs, discretization methods, solution techniques, parallel computers, parallel programming, and the run-time behavior of parallel algorithms to allow them to understand, develop, and implement parallel PDE solvers. Examples throughout the book are intentionally kept simple so that the parallelization strategies are not dominated by technical details. A Tutorial on Elliptic PDE Solvers and Their Parallelization is a valuable aid for learning about the possible errors and bottlenecks in parallel computing. One of the highlights of the tutorial is that the course material can run on a laptop, not just on a parallel computer or cluster of PCs, thus allowing readers to experience their first successes in parallel computing in a relatively short amount of time.

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About the Author

Craig C. Douglas is Professor of Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director of the Center for Computational Sciences at the University of Kentucky. He is also Senior Research Scientist of Computer Science at Yale University. Gundolf Haase is a Professor at the Institute of Computational Mathematics at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria. Ulrich Langer is Head of the Institute of Computational Mathematics at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria.

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: Society for Industrial & Applied (April 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898715415
• ISBN-13: 978-0898715415
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,887,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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