https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ 2026-04-14T18:42:57+00:00 https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ https://www.cs.vassar.edu/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2026-01-22T19:51:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/top?rev=1769111512&do=diff Parallel Programming CMPU-377 Vassar College, Spring 2026 Syllabus / Course Wiki ---------- Welcome to our course wiki. It will be updated throughout the semester with important course information, so check here regularly. Contact Information text/html 2026-04-14T18:08:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/schedule?rev=1776190134&do=diff Schedule The following schedule roughly estimates the days we will cover given material and is subject to change. You are responsible for keeping yourself informed of the possible evolution in content and schedule. The assigned readings should be read before the corresponding class. You are responsible for keeping up with the reading and for all material covered in class (some of which may not be in the book). This includes classnotes, labs, assignments, handouts, additional readings, etc.… text/html 2026-02-05T02:49:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/week3?rev=1770259758&do=diff Week 3 Lecture Notes * Ben-Ari Ch's 1 and 2 * Ben-Ari slides: [PDF] * Formula (number of possible interleavings): * # interleavings = $\Large \frac{(nk)!} {(k!)^n}$ * where n = # processes and k = # steps / process * assumes all n processes have same number of steps (k) text/html 2026-02-19T19:50:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/week5?rev=1771530623&do=diff Week 5 Programming Assignment 2 * UPC Exercises 1.1 through 1.7 * Due: Tue, Feb 17, 11:59pm (tonight!) * Here's a link: private Lecture Notes Semaphores * Introduced by Edsger Dijkstra in the mid-1960s * Ben-Ari Ch 6 * slides: [PDF] * begin slide 6.1, p. 105 text/html 2026-02-26T20:07:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/week6?rev=1772136451&do=diff Week 6 Lecture Notes Semaphores * Ben-Ari Ch 6 * slides: [PDF] * begin: Dining Philosophers * Code walk: Dining UPC Philosophers * Version 1: busy waiting with upc_lock_attempt() * Version 2: deadlocking with upc_lock() Class exercise text/html 2026-03-05T19:45:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cs.vassar.edu/courses/cs377-202651/week7?rev=1772739902&do=diff Week 7 From Semaphores to Monitors Monitors * Marc's Lecture Notes: [PDF] * Ben-Ari Ch 7 * begin slide 146 * Dr. Seuss on Deadlock: * The Zax * Semaphores vs. Monitors Semaphore Monitor