Mini-Course Description:
M225: Grid Computing with Mathematica

Course Objective
This course provides an introduction to grid computing with Mathematica.

Presenter
The course is presented by a Wolfram Research senior developer or a Wolfram Education Group certified instructor.

Target Audience
This course is designed for managers, developers, engineers, and scientists with an interest in using high-performance computing to solve difficult problems in mathematics, science, and engineering.

Delivery Type
This mini-course is given online in one three- to four-hour session. Additional online training information is available.

Syllabus

Demystifying the Grid
A brief history of grid computing, and where gridMathematica fits against this backdrop.

Starting a gridMathematica Session
A discussion of the process of launching and connecting to Mathematica kernels to make a gridMathematica session.

Working with gridMathematica
A discussion of ParallelMap, ParallelTable, ParallelEvaluate, and RemoteEvaluate, the core constructs for parallel Mathematica development.

From Serial to Parallel by Example
Examples that walk through the parallel development process.

Course Materials
Each attendee will be provided with Mathematica course notebooks and access to the current version of Mathematica. The course notebooks require Mathematica or Mathematica Player. For attendees participating in classroom-based sessions, course materials are distributed in print and on CD-ROM, and are yours to keep; a computer running Mathematica is available for your use during class. For attendees participating in online classes, a download of the course materials is provided; a temporary Mathematica training license is provided upon request.

Prerequisites
Course attendees are expected to have basic familiarity with Mathematica approximately equivalent to that provided by "M101: A First Course in Mathematica" and "M221: Introduction to Programming in Mathematica."

To sign up for this course, see the training calendar and registration page.