Object Oriented Programming for HPC (P00379)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PHY-P-HPCObjOr

This course introduces the concepts of object-oriented programming before describing object-oriented analysis and design within the software design process. The course then considers the use of object-oriented programming for scientific and high performance computing.

The remainder of the course focuses on the object-oriented programming language Java and its use in Scientific and High Performance Computing (HPC). Students will learn how to write basic scientific Java codes. The potential benefits of Java for HPC will be described, and issues such as performance, numerics and parallel programming paradigms considered. Performance studies of Java against more traditional procedural HPC languages will be presented. Students will develop parallel Java applications and learn about threads, OpenMP, message-passing and RMI.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Only postgraduates or final year MPhys students with suitable computational background, subject to space restrictions and agreement with relevant Programme Coordinator.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Physics), (School of Physics, Schedule Q)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	18:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

- Understand Object-Oriented technology within the software design process.
- Design and write Object-Oriented Java code in a scientific computing and HPC environment.
- Contrast the performance of Java and more traditional procedural HPC languages.
- Describe the potential benefits and issues of using Java for HPC.