Designing efficient algorithms for parallel computers
Designing efficient algorithms for parallel computers
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SIGCSE '87 Proceedings of the eighteenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Solving problems on concurrent processors
Solving problems on concurrent processors
The design and analysis of parallel algorithms
The design and analysis of parallel algorithms
How to write parallel programs: a first course
How to write parallel programs: a first course
Panel: parallel computing in the undergraduate computer science curriculum
Proceedings of the 1991 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing
The art of computer programming, volume 2 (3rd ed.): seminumerical algorithms
The art of computer programming, volume 2 (3rd ed.): seminumerical algorithms
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SIGCSE '90 Proceedings of the twenty-first SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
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A tool for operating system teaching
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Extended analogy: an alternative lecture method
SIGCSE '98 Proceedings of the twenty-ninth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
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Lab activities requiring minimal resources for courses in computer networking
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Parallel computing: at the interface of high school and industry
Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on Computer Science Education
Human centered game design for bioinformatics and cyberinfrastructure learning
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Blackboard tracing of algorithms, while an effective tool for the teaching of sequential programming, is singularly ineffective and confusing when applied to parallel computing. The use of classroom games to illustrate concepts and pathologies proves to be a useful alternative technique. Games in which students play the role of processors can be used to illustrate simple parallel algorithms as well as more complex concepts. Live demonstrations are stimulating for both the participants and the class as a whole. This paper discusses guidelines regarding the development of such exercises and presents several examples.