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Foil 6 Material Covered in CPS615- I

From Introduction to Computational Science CPS615 Computational Science Class -- Spring Semester 2000. by Geoffrey C. Fox
Status of High Performance Computing and Computation HPCC nationally
Application driving forces
  • Some Case Studies -- Importance of algorithms, data and simulations
  • Systems approach: Problem Solving Environments
What is Computational Science Nationally and how does it with Information Technology
Technology driving forces
  • Moore's law and exponentially increasing transistors
  • Dominance of Commodity Implementation
Basic Principles of High Performance Systems
  • We have a good methodology but software that trails applications and technologies

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