Merge pull request #161 from coding-for-reproducible-research/parallel_computing

Add details for the parallel computing course

Author: liamjberrisford

_static/workshops_network_python_ds.html

@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ <h1></h1>
 
 
                   // parsing and collecting nodes and edges from the python
-                  nodes = new vis.DataSet([{"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "label": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Unix\nSubsequent Courses: Intermediate Version Control"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Intermediate Version Control", "label": "Intermediate Version Control", "level": 3, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Intermediate Version Control\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Introduction to Unix", "label": "Introduction to Unix", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Unix\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Introduction to Python", "label": "Introduction to Python", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Python\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Python for Data Analysis "}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Python for Data Analysis ", "label": "Python for Data Analysis ", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Python for Data Analysis \nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Python\nSubsequent Courses: None"}]);
+                  nodes = new vis.DataSet([{"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "label": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Unix\nSubsequent Courses: Intermediate Version Control"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Intermediate Version Control", "label": "Intermediate Version Control", "level": 3, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Intermediate Version Control\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Introduction to Unix", "label": "Introduction to Unix", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Unix\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Introduction to Python", "label": "Introduction to Python", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Python\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Python for Data Analysis "}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Python for Data Analysis ", "label": "Python for Data Analysis ", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Python for Data Analysis \nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Python\nSubsequent Courses: None"}]);
                   edges = new vis.DataSet([{"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "to": "Intermediate Version Control", "width": 1}, {"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to Unix", "to": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "width": 1}, {"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to Python", "to": "Python for Data Analysis ", "width": 1}]);
 
                   nodeColors = {};

_static/workshops_network_r_ds.html

@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ <h1></h1>
 
 
                   // parsing and collecting nodes and edges from the python
-                  nodes = new vis.DataSet([{"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Introduction to R", "label": "Introduction to R", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to R\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Regression analysis with R, Working With Data In R"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Regression analysis with R", "label": "Regression analysis with R", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Regression analysis with R\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to R\nSubsequent Courses: Advanced Regression Analysis With R "}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Working With Data In R", "label": "Working With Data In R", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Working With Data In R\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to R\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Advanced Regression Analysis With R ", "label": "Advanced Regression Analysis With R ", "level": 3, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Advanced Regression Analysis With R \nCourse Pre-reqs: Regression analysis with R\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "label": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Unix\nSubsequent Courses: Intermediate Version Control"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Intermediate Version Control", "label": "Intermediate Version Control", "level": 3, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Intermediate Version Control\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FF6347", "id": "Introduction to Unix", "label": "Introduction to Unix", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Unix\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub"}]);
+                  nodes = new vis.DataSet([{"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Introduction to R", "label": "Introduction to R", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to R\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Regression analysis with R, Working With Data In R"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Regression analysis with R", "label": "Regression analysis with R", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Regression analysis with R\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to R\nSubsequent Courses: Advanced Regression Analysis With R "}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Working With Data In R", "label": "Working With Data In R", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Working With Data In R\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to R\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Advanced Regression Analysis With R ", "label": "Advanced Regression Analysis With R ", "level": 3, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Advanced Regression Analysis With R \nCourse Pre-reqs: Regression analysis with R\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "label": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "level": 2, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Unix\nSubsequent Courses: Intermediate Version Control"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Intermediate Version Control", "label": "Intermediate Version Control", "level": 3, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Intermediate Version Control\nCourse Pre-reqs: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub\nSubsequent Courses: None"}, {"color": "#FFD700", "id": "Introduction to Unix", "label": "Introduction to Unix", "level": 1, "shape": "dot", "size": 10, "title": "Course Name: Introduction to Unix\nCourse Pre-reqs: None\nSubsequent Courses: Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub"}]);
                   edges = new vis.DataSet([{"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to R", "to": "Regression analysis with R", "width": 1}, {"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to R", "to": "Working With Data In R", "width": 1}, {"arrows": "to", "from": "Regression analysis with R", "to": "Advanced Regression Analysis With R ", "width": 1}, {"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "to": "Intermediate Version Control", "width": 1}, {"arrows": "to", "from": "Introduction to Unix", "to": "Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub", "width": 1}]);
 
                   nodeColors = {};

_toc.yml

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ parts:
               - file: programme_information/high_performance_computing
                 sections:
                   - file: programme_information/intro_to_hpc
+                  - file: programme_information/parallel_computing
               - file: programme_information/software_development
                 sections:
                   - file: programme_information/software_development_best_practices
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ parts:
                   - file: individual_modules/introduction_to_hpc/modules
                   - file: individual_modules/introduction_to_hpc/example_jobs
                   - file: individual_modules/introduction_to_hpc/exploiting_slurm
+              - file: individual_modules/section_landing_pages/parallel_computing
           - file: course_homepages/software_development
             sections:
               - file: individual_modules/section_landing_pages/software_development_best_practice

data/workshop_info.csv

@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ Intermediate Version Control,,,,
 Introduction to Unix,,,,
 Computational Thinking,,,,
 Software Development Best Practice,,,,
-Introduction to Julia,,,,
+Introduction to Julia,,,,
+Parallel Computing,,,,

individual_modules/parallel_computing/LICENSE.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+
+### Instructional Material
+
+The instructional material in this course is copyright © 2024 University of Exeter
+and is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
+licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Instructional material
+consists of material that is contained within the "individual_modules/parallel_computing" directory, and images folders in
+this directory, with the exception of code snippets and example programs found
+in files within these folders. Such code snippets and example programs are
+considered software for the purposes of this licence. 
+
+
+### Software
+
+Except where otherwise noted, software provided in this repository is made
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+
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+
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individual_modules/section_landing_pages/parallel_computing.md

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Parallel Computing
+
+**Please note that the content for this course is still in active development.**
+
+## Overview 
+
+This course will provide an introduction to parallel programming. Participants will gain practical experience in writing parallel software, understanding how to decompose problems for efficient execution across multiple processes and threads.
+
+## Course Objectives 
+On completion of this series of workshops, participants will:
+- Be able to explain what is meant by distributed and shared-memory parallelism.
+- Know how to write software that can run across multiple processes using MPI.
+- Be able to write code that utilizes multithreading for parallel execution.
+- Be able to identify how a problem can be divided and parallelised effectively.
+- Gain hands-on experience writing and optimizing parallel code.
+
+## Pre-requisite Knowledge 
+This course is for participants who already have some programming experience with Python. If you are not familiar with Python, our Introduction to Python course, is available [here](introduction_to_python.md).