CoE 163 S2 AY 2021-2022

Course Information

Academic Period: 2nd Semester AY 2021-2022
Units: 3
Workload:

• 3 hours lecture per week
• 1-2 hours exercise per week

Instructors:

• Isabel M. Austria [isabel.austria at eeemail]
• Carl C. Dizon [carl.dizon at eeemail]
• Darvy P. Ong [darvy.ong at eeemail]
• Nestor Michael C. Tiglao [nestor at eeemail]

Student Assistants:

• Brian Bascos
• Christian Eric Cosca
• Jean Abigail de Padua

Synopsis: This course aims to 1) present the connection between algorithms, implementation, and computer architecture, 2) provide tools needed to write and apply fast numerical code, and 3) present representative fundamental numerical algorithms.
Delivery Method: Video lectures and digital materials
Online Platforms: UVLe, Piazza, Google Meet, Zoom, other quiz platforms.

Course Outline

Week	Topics	Academic Requirements	Resource Links
0	[00] Course overview and synopsis [00] Course requirements		[guide] [00 slides]
1	[01a] Review of CS data structures and algorithms [01b] Problem identification and solving	[SQ01] CS problems [SQ01] Quiz	[01a slides] [01b slides]
2	[02a] Review of asymptotic analysis [02b] Amortized analysis [02c] High-level optimization	[SQ02] Asymptotic analysis [SQ02] Quiz	[02a slides] [02b slides] [02c slides]
3	[03a] Choosing a platform [03b] x86 assembly introduction [03c] x86 assembly reference	[SE01] Profiling and assembly [SE01] Specifications [SE01] Submission bin	[[ | [03a slides]]] [03b slides] [03c slides]
4
5	[04a] Review of linear algebra operations [04b] Solving problems using linear algebra [04c] Linear algebra and computers	[SQ03] Linear algebra [SQ03] Knowledge check	[04x guide] [04a slides] [04b slides] [04c slides]
6	[05a] Cache behavior of linear algebra operations [05b] Matrix-matrix multiplication part 01 [05c] Matrix-matrix multiplication part 02	[SQ04] Matrix-matrix multiplication [SQ04] Knowledge check [SE02] Caching in MMM [SE02] Google Colab [SE02] Submission bin	[05x guide] [05a slides] [05b slides] [05c slides]
7	[06a] BLAS and ATLAS	[SE03] BLAS [SE03] Google Colab [SE03] Submission bin	[06a slides]
8	READING BREAK
9	LENTEN BREAK
10	[10a] Gaussian elimination [10b] Sparse linear algebra	[SQ05] Sparse matrices and BLAS [SQ05] Knowledge check	[10a slides] [10b slides]
11	[11a] Parallel computing introduction [11b] Parallel programming and hardware	[SQ06] Parallel computing and hardware [SQ06] Quiz	[11a slides] [11b slides]
12	[12x] Parallel programming algorithms
13	[13a] GPU programming basics [13b] CUDA programming with Numba	[CE] Capstone exercise
14	READING BREAK
15
16
17	Finals week

Grading Rubric

32% Short quizzes
48% Software exercises
20% Capstone exercise