AM 250: Intro High Perf Comp
University of California, Santa Cruz
Designed for STEM students and others. Through hands-on practice, this course introduces high-performance parallel computing, including the concepts of multiprocessor machines and parallel computation, and the hardware and software tools associated with them. Students become familiar with parallel concepts and the use of MPI and OpenMP together with some insight into the use of heterogeneous architectures (CPU, CUDA, OpenCL), and some case-study problems. (Formerly AMS 250.)
Average GPA: 3.61
Grade distribution records: 118 students across 6 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 24 | 20.3% |
| A | 39 | 33.1% |
| A- | 10 | 8.5% |
| B+ | 14 | 11.9% |
| B | 6 | 5.1% |
| B- | 6 | 5.1% |
| C+ | 1 | 0.8% |
| C | 2 | 1.7% |
| F | 2 | 1.7% |
| P | 1 | 0.8% |
| S | 11 | 9.3% |
| U | 2 | 1.7% |
Based on 118 student grade records across 6 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Nicholas H Brummell 118 students, Average GPA 3.61