Folding of deca-alanine molecule simulated at various temperatures in parallel. (Image courtesy Zachary Ulissi.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Alan Edelman
MIT Course Number
18.337J / 6.338J
As Taught In
Fall 2011
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This is an advanced interdisciplinary introduction to applied parallel computing on modern supercomputers. It has a hands-on emphasis on understanding the realities and myths of what is possible on the world's fastest machines. We will make prominent use of the Julia Language, a free, open-source, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing.
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