Unfortunately I am at a conference next week (22.9.) and I hoped somebody would cover for me, but that is not the case. Therefore, I intend to do the following: I have a video available for the lecture. This is missing the end, but I will record a second part. Please go through these during the lecture time and have a look at the code examples. I will join the zoom session (the link given on courses) during the lab session for any questions and to demonstrate the exercise solutions. For the week after next week, you should have a working Java environment on your computer and you should be familiar with the level of difficulty in the exercises. If there are any issues, in particular with Java installation, we can look at them the week after if necessary, but please try first on your own.
This module is a practical introduction to concurrent programming. It is taught in English.
1st lecture takes place on September 8th!
Lectures: Mondays 12:15 - 14:00, Narva mnt 18 - 2006
Zoom link https://ut-ee.zoom.us/j/98194314210?pwd=VZIVn4exnBQMOLGoAmGuyhG4mWfSSo.1 password ati
Labs: Mondays 16:15 - 18:00, Narva mnt 18 - 2045
Zoom link https://ut-ee.zoom.us/j/95395875263?pwd=szGTXkh1jd7IpurBIId1FvSnOJzRvE.1 password ati
Lecturers: Stefan Kuhn
Contact stefan.kuhn@ut.ee or see me in room 3012
Note that for now we do not plan to use moodle, everthing will be done in courses, except homework submission.
Homework
Four pieces of homework must be submitted and passed. They are found under "Homework" in the navigation bar.
Grading
Your final grade will be based on the results of project and exam.
Exam - 50% Project - 50%
Here are some example questions for the exam. In general, we will try to ask for concepts, not remote details.
- Explain the general purpose of a Future
- Who decides if a thread runs or is suspended? Explain the consequences of your answer
- In Foster's methodology, the four steps in designing a concurrent algorithm are partitioning, communication, agglomeration, and mapping. Explain the communication step.
- Explain data parallelism
Exam dates
You can chose your first attempt to be either just before Christmas or in mid-January. A resit only for those who failed will happen towards end of January.
- first slot: Monday, 15th of December, 16:15 (this is the slot of the last lab), Room 2045
- second slot: Monday, 19th of January, 16:15, Room 1022
- resit: Monday, 26th of January, 16:15, Room 1022
Project work
The deadline for project submission is January 12th 2025. The task will be published in due time.