Programming Massively Parallel Processors

Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach, Fifth Edition shows both students and professionals alike the basic concepts of parallel programming and GPU architecture. Concise, intuitive, and practical, it is based on years of road-testing in the authors' own parallel computing courses. Various techniques for constructing and optimizing parallel programs are explored in detail, while case studies demonstrate the development process, which begins with computational thinking and ends with effective and efficient parallel programs. This new edition has been updated with an expanded repertoire of optimizations, new patterns and applications, ad more coverage of important CUDA features.

1. Introduction

Part I. Fundamental Concepts
2. Heterogeneous data parallel computing
3. Multidimensional grids and data
4. Compute architecture and scheduling
5. Memory architecture and data locality
6. Performance considerations

Part II. Parallel Patterns
7. Convolution
8. Stencil
9. Parallel histogram
10. Reduction
11. Prefix sum (scan)
12. Merge

Part III. Advanced Patterns and Applications
13. Sorting
14. Filtering (new)
15. Sparse matrix computation
16. Wavefront Algorithms (new)
17. Graph traversal
18. Deep learning
19. Multi-GPU API (new)
20. Electrostatic potential map
21. Parallel programming and computational thinking

Part IV. Advanced Practices
22. Programming a heterogeneous computing cluster
23. Advanced Optimizations for Matrix Multiplication (new)
24. Advanced practices and future evolution
25. Conclusion and outlook