M225: Parallel Computing with Mathematica

Course Objective This course provides an introduction to parallel computing with Mathematica.

Presenter The course is presented by a Wolfram Research senior developer or a Wolfram Education Group certified instructor.

Target Audience This course is designed for managers, developers, engineers, and scientists with an interest in using high-performance computing to solve difficult problems in mathematics, science, and engineering.

Delivery Type This short course is given online in one three- to four-hour session. Additional online training information is available.

Syllabus

Demystifying the Grid
A brief history of parallel computing, and where Mathematica fits against this backdrop
Running Mathematica in Parallel
A discussion of the process of launching and connecting to Mathematica kernels to take advantage of multiple processors or cores in your working environment
Parallel Functionality in Mathematica
A discussion of ParallelMap, ParallelTable, and ParallelEvaluate, the core constructs for parallel Mathematica development
From Serial to Parallel by Example
Examples that walk through the parallel development process in Mathematica

Course Materials Each attendee will be provided with Mathematica course notebooks and access to the current version of Mathematica. The course notebooks require Mathematica or Mathematica Player. For attendees participating in classroom-based sessions, course materials are distributed in print and on CD-ROM, and are yours to keep; a computer running Mathematica is available for your use during class. For attendees participating in online classes, a download of the course materials is provided; a temporary Mathematica training license is provided upon request; a multicore computer is required.

Prerequisites Course attendees are expected to have basic familiarity with Mathematica approximately equivalent to that provided by "M101: A First Course in Mathematica" and "M221: Introduction to Programming in Mathematica." Online classes require that attendees have Mathematica 7 installed on a multi-core computer.