Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/North Carolina State University/Architecture of Parallel Computers (Fall 2016)
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- Course name
- Architecture of Parallel Computers
- Institution
- North Carolina State University
- Instructor
- Ed Gehringer
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Computer Science
- Course dates
- 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 121
The need for parallel and massively parallel computers. Taxonomy of parallel computer architecture, and programming models for parallel architectures. Example parallel algorithms. Shared-memory vs. distributed-memory architectures. Correctness and performance issues. Cache coherence and memory consistency. Bus-based and scalable directory-based multiprocessors. Interconnection-network topologies and switch design. Brief overview of advanced topics such as multiprocessor prefetching and speculative parallel execution.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Practicing the basics
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
- It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 September 2016
- Assignment - Add to an article
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
- Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
- The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 September 2016 | Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Assignment - Selection for articles related to Ch. 3
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 September 2016 | Wednesday, 21 September 2016
- In class - Submission & 1st-round reviews for articles related to Ch. 3
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 September 2016 | Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- In class - Final review for articles related to Ch. 3
and selection for articles related to Chs. 4 & 5
Week 6
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- Monday, 3 October 2016 | Wednesday, 5 October 2016
- In class - Submission & 1st-round reviews for articles related to Chs. 4 & 5
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 October 2016 | Wednesday, 12 October 2016
- In class - Final review for articles related to Chs. 4 & 5
and selection for articles related to Chs. 6 & 7
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 October 2016 | Wednesday, 19 October 2016
- In class - Submission & 1st-round reviews for articles related to Chs. 6 & 7
Week 9
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- Monday, 24 October 2016 | Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- In class - Final review for articles related to Chs. 6 & 7
Week 10
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- Monday, 31 October 2016 | Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 November 2016 | Wednesday, 9 November 2016
- In class - Selection for articles on Chs. 8 & 9
Week 12
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- Monday, 14 November 2016 | Wednesday, 16 November 2016
- In class - Submission and 1st-round reviews for articles related to Chs. 8 & 9
Week 13
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- Monday, 21 November 2016
- In class - Selection for articles related to Chs. 10 & 11
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 November 2016 | Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- In class - Submission and 1st-round reviews for articles related to Chs. 10 & 11
Week 15
- In class -