CoE 163 S2 AY 2020-2021

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Course Information

Academic Period: 2nd Semester AY 2020-2021
Units: 3
Workload:

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

Instructors:

  • Carl C. Dizon [carl.dizon at eeemail]
  • Isabel A. Montes [isabel.austria at eeemail]
  • Nestor Michael C. Tiglao [nestor at eeemail]

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 Expected Academic Requirements
0
1
  • Review of CS problem-solving paradigms
  • Problem identification
  • Short quiz
  • Machine exercise
2
  • Review of asymptotic analysis
  • Amortized analysis
  • Comparison of programming languages
  • Matching problems with programming language
  • Short quiz
3
  • High-level code translation to memory
  • Introduction to parallel programming
  • Machine exercise
4
  • Cache behavior of linear algebra algorithms
  • Review of linear algebra operations
  • Solving problems using linear algebra
  • Short quiz
5
  • Memory optimization of matrix-matrix multiplication
  • Automatically-tuned linear algebra software
  • Short quiz
6
  • Gaussian elimination
  • Matrix inversion
  • Machine exercise
7
  • Sparse linear algebra
  • Matrix decomposition
  • Machine exercise
8
  • Parallel computing concepts
  • Limits of parallel computing
  • Short quiz
9
  • Single instruction multiple data vectorization
  • OpenCL/OpenMP
  • Machine exercise
10
  • GPU programming introduction
  • Machine exercise
11
  • Parallel computing algorithms
  • Short quiz
12
  • Capstone exercise

Grading Rubric

25% Short quizzes
50% Machine exercises
25% Capstone exercise