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Using the TeraGrid to teach scientific computing

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Erik SchnetterAuthors Info & Claims

TG '11: Proceedings of the 2011 TeraGrid Conference: Extreme Digital Discovery

Article No.: 55, Pages 1 - 7

https://doi.org/10.1145/2016741.2016800

Published: 18 July 2011 Publication History

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We describe how a new graduate course in scientific computing, taught during Fall 2010 at Louisiana State University, utilized TeraGrid resources to familiarize students with some of the real world issues that computational scientists regularly deal with in their work. The course was designed to provide a broad and practical introduction to scientific computing, creating the basic skills and experience to very quickly get involved in research projects involving modern cyberinfrastructure and complex real world scientific problems. As an integral part of the course, students had to utilize various TeraGrid resources, e.g., by deploying, using and extending scientific software within the national cyberinfrastructure.

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TG '11: Proceedings of the 2011 TeraGrid Conference: Extreme Digital Discovery

July 2011

256 pages

ISBN:9781450308885

DOI:10.1145/2016741

General Chair:
John Towns
NCSA-Illinois
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Shawn Brown
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Daniel S. Katz
UC/ANL

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