From owner-sc22wg5+sc22wg5-dom8=www.open-std.org@open-std.org Fri Apr 4 20:55:59 2014 Return-Path: X-Original-To: sc22wg5-dom8 Delivered-To: sc22wg5-dom8@www.open-std.org Received: by www.open-std.org (Postfix, from userid 521) id 41B2D3585B6; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 20:55:59 +0200 (CEST) Delivered-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org X-Greylist: delayed 323 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at www5.open-std.org; Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:55:58 CEST Received: from atl4mhfb03.myregisteredsite.com (atl4mhfb03.myregisteredsite.com [209.17.115.61]) by www.open-std.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2597335687B for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 20:55:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from atl4mhob08.myregisteredsite.com (atl4mhob08.myregisteredsite.com [209.17.115.46]) by atl4mhfb03.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s34IoZnG004215 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 14:50:35 -0400 Received: from mailpod1.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.114]) by atl4mhob08.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s34IoUPv031696 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 14:50:30 -0400 Received: (qmail 903 invoked by uid 0); 4 Apr 2014 18:50:30 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 184.58.167.160 X-Authenticated-UID: craig@ctdedo.com Received: from unknown (HELO Telcontar) (craig@ctdedo.com@184.58.167.160) by 0 with ESMTPA; 4 Apr 2014 18:50:30 -0000 From: "Craig Dedo" To: "Van Snyder" Cc: "WG5 Mailing List" References: <20140401020717.854DF3585B8@www.open-std.org> In-Reply-To: <20140401020717.854DF3585B8@www.open-std.org> Subject: Thanks for Coursera Class on High Performance Scientific Computing (Was: FYI from NADIGEST V14 #08) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 13:50:10 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01CF500C.CC18F110" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac9NTyJJPtKARR72T0CuMDXdY1h+yAC5wQ/Q Content-Language: en-us Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01CF500C.CC18F110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Van: Thank you very much for forwarding to us the information on the Coursera course on High Performance Scientific Computing. After checking it out, I signed up for it and, so far, the course is very worthwhile. Sincerely, Craig T. Dedo, CAPM 17130 W. Burleigh Place P. O. Box 423 Mobile Phone: (414) 412-5869 Brookfield, WI 53008-0423 E-mail: < craig@ctdedo.com> USA Linked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdedo > -----Original Message----- > From: j3-bounces@mailman.j3-fortran.org [mailto:j3-bounces@mailman.j3-fortran.org] > On Behalf Of Van Snyder > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 21:07 > To: sc22wg5 > Subject: (j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5209) FYI from NADIGEST V14 #08 > > FYI > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: NA Digest Editor < nadigesteditor@GMAIL.COM> > > .... > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Randy LeVeque rjl@uw.edu > Date: March 27, 2014 > Subject: Coursera Class, High Performance Scientific Computing > > I've been teaching a class for the past several years that has been video taped for > our online Masters degree program, and last year the videos were cleaned up a bit > for a Coursera version. This class will run again this year starting on Monday, > March 31, 2014: > https://www.coursera.org/course/scicomp > > Like most of us probably, I find it painful to watch myself lecture so I recommend > this with some trepidation, but last year several colleagues at other universities > told me they found it useful for their students. The course is very much an > *introduction* to high performance computing, with the goal of taking students who > have some experience programming (e.g. in Matlab) and teaching them about compiled > languages (Fortran 90 in particular), Makefiles, OpenMP, MPI, IPython notebooks, > and version control using Git. > > A bit about my philosophy on MOOCs: My primary reason for agreeing to do this was > similar to why I've written a couple of textbooks. After putting so much effort > into developing material for a class it's nice if it can be useful beyond the > handful of students I teach at UW. But like a textbook, a MOOC doesn't eliminate > the need for courses with live instructors, it only gives a another tool to help > educate. All of the lecture notes and slides to accompany the videos are also > openly available on my webpage from last year, > http://faculty.washington.edu/rjl/classes/am583s2013/ > and the notes will be updated this Spring Quarter, > http://faculty.washington.edu/rjl/classes/am583s2014/ > (I'm flipping the class and using last year's lectures.) Many things I borrowed > from generous colleagues, so I hope some of these materials are also useful to > others. > > > _______________________________________________ > J3 mailing list > J3@mailman.j3-fortran.org > http://mailman.j3-fortran.org/mailman/listinfo/j3 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01CF500C.CC18F110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi = Van:

        &nbs= p;   Thank you very much for forwarding to us the information = on the Coursera course on High Performance Scientific Computing.  = After checking it out, I signed up for it and, so far, the course is = very worthwhile.

 

Sincerely,

Craig T. Dedo, = CAPM

17130 W. Burleigh Place

P. O. Box = 423           &nbs= p;            = ; Mobile Phone:  (414) 412-5869

Brookfield, WI   = 53008-0423    E-mail:  <craig@ctdedo.com>

USA

Linked-In:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdedo=

> = -----Original Message-----

> = From: j3-bounces@mailman.j3-fortran.org = [mailto:j3-bounces@mailman.j3-fortran.org]

> = On Behalf Of Van Snyder

> = Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 21:07

> = To: sc22wg5

> = Subject: (j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5209) FYI from NADIGEST V14 = #08

> =

> = FYI

> =

> = -------- Forwarded Message --------

> = From: NA Digest Editor <nadigesteditor@GMAIL.COM<= /span>>

> =

> = ....

> =

> = -------------------------------------------------------=

> =

> = From: Randy LeVeque rjl@uw.edu

> = Date: March 27, 2014

> = Subject: Coursera Class, High Performance Scientific = Computing

> =

> = I've been teaching a class for the past several years that has been = video taped for

> = our online Masters degree program, and last year the videos were cleaned = up a bit

> = for a Coursera version. This class will run again this year starting on = Monday,

> = March 31, 2014:

> =   https://www.coursera.org/= course/scicomp

> =

> = Like most of us probably, I find it painful to watch myself lecture so I = recommend

> = this with some trepidation, but last year several colleagues at other = universities

> = told me they found it useful for their students. The course is very much = an

> = *introduction* to high performance computing, with the goal of taking = students who

> = have some experience programming (e.g. in Matlab) and teaching them = about compiled

> = languages (Fortran 90 in particular), Makefiles, OpenMP, MPI, IPython = notebooks,

> = and version control using Git.

> =

> = A bit about my philosophy on MOOCs: My primary reason for agreeing to do = this was

> = similar to why I've written a couple of textbooks.  After putting = so much effort

> = into developing material for a class it's nice if it can be useful = beyond the

> = handful of students I teach at UW.  But like a textbook, a MOOC = doesn't eliminate

> = the need for courses with live instructors, it only gives a another tool = to help

> = educate.  All of the lecture notes and slides to accompany the = videos are also

> = openly available on my webpage from last year,

> =   http://faculty.washington= .edu/rjl/classes/am583s2013/

> = and the notes will be updated this Spring = Quarter,

> =   http://faculty.washington= .edu/rjl/classes/am583s2014/

> = (I'm flipping the class and using last year's lectures.)  Many = things I borrowed

> = from generous colleagues, so I hope some of these materials are also = useful to

> = others.

> =

> =

> = _______________________________________________

> = J3 mailing list

> = J3@mailman.j3-fortran.org=

> = http://mailman.j3-fortran= .org/mailman/listinfo/j3

 

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