ACMS Seminar, Friday January 31 (fwd)
Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences
Undergraduate Seminar
Title: A Big Kid's Playground: what can you do with linear algebra,
differential equations, and thousands of processors?
Speaker: Van Emden Henson
Scalable Algorithms Group,
Center for Applied Scientific Computing,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Time: 3:30--4:30pm, Friday, January 31, 2003
Place: Thomson 134
Abstract:
We all learned to solve Ax=b in basic linear algebra.
But what good is that knowledge? What can we do with it,
and how can we do it? This talk is an overview of one
corner of applied mathematics - how we can use linear
algebra to solve systems that arise in the application of
differential equations to real-world scientific simulations.
Big ones. Specifically, we address the computational challenges
that require the use of thousands or tens of thousands of
processors. We'll survey some of the scientific problems
that fall into this category, and describe some of the steps in
the development of a successful code. Finally, we'll describe the
scientific and work environment one would encounter in the
"big computing" research centers, using the Center for
Applied Scientific Computing as an example.
http://www.ms.washington.edu/acms/seminars/W03/schedule.html
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