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1	Parallel Distributed Processing - Vol. 1: Foundations more books like this by David E Rumelhart, The Pdp Research Group, James L McClelland add to wishlist Volume 1 lays the foundations of this exciting theory of parallel distributed processing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	How to Build a Beowulf: A Guide to the Implementation and Application of PC Clusters more books like this by Thomas L Sterling, John S Salmon, Donald J Becker add to wishlist This how-to guide provides step-by-step instructions for building a Beowulf-type computer, including the physical elements that make up a clustered PC computing system, the software required (most of which is freely available), and insights on how to organize the code to exploit parallelism. see all copies from $8.34! new only from $31.00! \| SVS
3	Foundations of Multithreaded, Parallel, and Distributed Programming more books like this by Gregory R Andrews add to wishlist Foundations of Multithreaded, Parallel, and Distributed Programming covers, and then applies, the core concepts and techniques needed for an introductory course in this subject. Its emphasis is on the practice and application of parallel systems, using real-world examples throughout. Greg Andrews teaches the fundamental concepts of multithreaded, ... see all copies from $25.99! new only from $55.42! \| SVS
4	Explorations in Parallel Distributed Processing - IBM Version more books like this by James L McClelland, David E Rumelhart (Photographer) add to wishlist Includes two 5 1/4" DS/DD diskettes for IBM PCs and compatibles. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.91! \| first editions
5	Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing more books like this by Dror G Feitelson (Editor), Larry Rudolph (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains the papers selected after a very careful refereeing process for presentation during the Workshop on Job Scheduling Stategies for Parallel Processing, held in Santa Barbara, California, as a prelude to the IPPS '95 conference in April 1995. The 19 full papers presented demonstrate that parallel job scheduling takes on a crucial ... see all copies from $3.01! new only from $36.80! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Concurrent Programming on Windows more books like this by Joe Duffy, Craig Mundie (Foreword by) add to wishlist "I have been fascinated with concurrency ever since I added threading support to the Common Language Runtime a decade ago. That's also where I met Joe, who is a world expert on this topic. These days, concurrency is a first-order concern for practically all developers. Thank goodness for Joe's book. It is a tour de force and I shall rely on it for ... see all copies from $41.41! new only from $41.41! \| SVS
7	The Art of Multiprocessor Programming more books like this by Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit add to wishlist This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the principles and tools available for programming multiprocessor machines. It is of immediate use to programmers working with the new architectures. For example, the next generation of computer game consoles will all be multiprocessor-based, and the game industry is currently struggling to ... see all copies from $50.44! new only from $50.44! \| SVS
8	High Performance Linux Clusters: With OSCAR, Rocks, openMosix, and MPI more books like this by Joseph D Sloan add to wishlist This new guide covers everything you need to plan, build, and deploy a high-performance Linux cluster. You'll learn about planning, hardware choices, bulk installation of Linux on multiple systems, and other basic considerations. Learn about the major free software projects and how to choose those that are most helpful. see all copies from $5.41! new only from $24.46! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Parallel Distributed Processing: Explorations in the Microstructure of Cognition more books like this by James L. McClelland, San University Of California (Photographer), David E. Rumelhart add to wishlist Volume 2 applies it to a number of specific issues in cognitive science and neuroscience, with chapters describing models of aspects of perception, memory, language, and thought. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Parallel Programming with MPI more books like this by Peter Pacheco add to wishlist This is a hands-on introduction to parallel programming based on the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) standard, the de-facto industry standard adopted by major vendors of commercial parallel systems. This textbook/tutorial, based on the C language, contains many fully-developed examples and exercises. The complete source code for the examples is ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $58.93! \| SVS
11 view cover	Parallel program design a foundation more books like this by Chandy, Misra add to wishlist The absence of software has been an obstacle to the wider use of parallel computers. The hardware exists, but the knowledge of how to design programs for it still lags. Chandy and Misra offer a solution to this problem, based on their stimulating new theory of programming and illustrate by a broad range of parallel program applications. see all copies from $16.48! new only from $85.50!
12 view cover	Distributed and Parallel Systems more books like this by Peter Kacsuk (Editor), Gabriele Kotsis (Editor), Piter Kacsuk (Editor) add to wishlist "Distributed and Parallel Systems: Cluster and Grid Computing" comprises the proceedings of the fourth Austrian-Hungarian Workshop on Distributed and Parallel Systems organized jointly by Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria and the MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute. The papers in this volume cover a broad range of ... see all copies from $22.00! new only from $22.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Principles of Concurrent and Distributed Programming more books like this by M Ben-Ari add to wishlist Principles of Concurrent and Distributed Programming provides an introduction to concurrent programming focusing on general principles and not on specific systems. Software today is inherently concurrent or distributed from event-based GUI designs to operating and real-time systems to Internet applications. The new edition of this classic ... see all copies from $4.05! new only from $89.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Oracle Parallel Processing more books like this by Tushar Mahapatra, Sanjay Mishra add to wishlist Parallel processing involves dividing a large computer task into several smaller ones, and then working on each of the smaller tasks simultaneously. The goal of this divide-and-conquer approach is to complete the larger task in less time than it would have taken to do it in one large chunk. Parallel processing is becoming increasingly important to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Parallel Computing: Principles and Practice more books like this by T J Fountain add to wishlist This book sets out the principles of parallel computing in a way which will be useful to student and potential user alike. It includes coverage of both conventional and neural computers. The content of the book is arranged hierarchically. It explains why, where and how parallel computing is used; the fundamental paradigms employed in the field; ... see all copies from $18.99! new only from $53.23! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Object-Based Parallel and Distributed Computation more books like this by Jean-Pierre Briot (Editor), Jean-Marc Geib (Editor), Akinori Yonezawa (Editor) add to wishlist This book contains a refereed collection of revised papers selected from the presentations at the France-Japan Workshop on Object-Based Parallel and Distributed Computation, OBPDC'95, held in Tokyo in June 1995.The 18 full papers included in the book constitute a representative, well-balanced set of timely research contributions to the growing ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $4.50! \| SVS
17	Parallel Processing in Computational Mechanics more books like this by Hojjat Adeli (Editor) add to wishlist This title introduces mechanical engineers to high-performance computing using the new generation of computers with vector and parallel processing capabilities that allow the solution to problems beyond the ken of traditional computers. The chapters present an introduction and overview. see all copies from $11.35! new only from $67.65! \| SVS
18 view cover	Paradigms for Fast Parallel Approximability more books like this by J Diaz, Paul G Spirakis, W F McColl (Editor) add to wishlist Various problems in computer science are 'hard', that is NP-complete, and so not realistically computable; thus in order to solve them they have to be approximated. This book is a survey of the basic techniques for approximating combinatorial problems using parallel algorithms. Its core is a collection of techniques that can be used to provide ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $32.01!
19 view cover	Nets, terms and formulas three views of concurrent processes and their relationship more books like this by Olderog add to wishlist The author presents a theory of concurrent processes where three different semantic description methods that are usually studied in isolation are brought together. Petri nets describe processes as concurrent and interacting machines; algebraic process terms describe processes as abstract concurrent processes; and logical formulas specify the ... see all copies from $15.24! new only from $46.17! \| SVS
20 view cover	Transformation-Based Reactive Systems Development more books like this by Miquel Bertran (Editor), Teodor Rus (Editor) add to wishlist This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Fourth International AMAST Workshop on Real-Time Systems and Concurrent and Distributed Software, ARTS'97, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in May 1997.The volume presents 24 carefully selected revised full papers. Also included are two historical contributions honoring Ramon Llull, who was ... see all copies from $10.91! new only from $33.00! \| SVS
21 view cover	Concurrent and Real-Time Systems more books like this by Steve Schneider add to wishlist The CSP approach has been widely used in the specification, analysis and verification of concurrent and real-time systems, and for understanding the particular issues that can arise when concurrency is present. It provides a language which enables specifications and designs to be clearly expressed and understood, together with a supporting theory ... see all copies from $33.42! new only from $78.50! \| SVS
22 view cover	Algorithms for Parallel Polygon Rendering more books like this by T Theoharis add to wishlist This book is the result of the research in the implementation of polygon-based graphics operations on certain general purpose parallel processors; the aim is to provide a speed-up over sequential implementations of the graphics operations concerned, and the resulting software can be viewed as a subset of the application suites of the relevant ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $24.29! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Input/Output Intensive Massively Parallel Computing more books like this by Peter Brezany add to wishlist Massively parallel processing is currently the most promising answer to the quest for increased computer performance. This has resulted in the development of new programming languages and programming environments and has stimulated the design and production of massively parallel supercomputers. The efficiency of concurrent computation and input ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $40.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	Windows NT clustering blueprints more books like this by Mark Sportack, James L Mohler add to wishlist The Blueprints series focuses on single subjects, with the aim of providing in-depth explanations of advanced and/or complex protocols, languages, procedures, or concepts. This volume provides an introduction to the set of technologies that is encompassed by clustering. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
25 view cover	Information Dispersal and Parallel Computation more books like this by Yuh-Dauh Lyuu add to wishlist In 1989, Michael Rabin proposed a fundamentally new approach to the problems of fault-tolerant routing and memory management in parallel computation, based on the idea of information dispersal. Yuh-Dauh Lyuu developed this idea in a number of new and exciting ways in his PhD thesis. Further work has led to extensions of these methods to other ... see all copies from $15.14! new only from $37.90! \| SVS

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