Description
This book is a non-technical introduction to High Performance Computing applications. It uses case studies to show where HPC has already been used and provides examples for other areas of application.
High Perfomance Computing and the Art of Parallel Computing provides a non-technical introduction to High Performance Computing applications together with advice about how beginners can start to write parallel programs. Using case studies to show where HPC has already been used and providing examples for other areas of application to geography, GIS and the social sciences, it provides a plain and practical introduction to a subject that is usually surrounded by complex computer jargon.