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CSCI1760

(Formerly CS176 )

Introduction to Multiprocessor Synchronization

Instructor(s):
Maurice Herlihy
Course Home Page:
http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/csci1760/
Location: CIT Lubrano
Meeting Time: K: TTh 2:30-3:50
Exam Group: 11
Semester: 1
Offered This Year?  Yes
When Offered? Most Years

Description

This course examines the theory and practice of multiprocessor synchronization. Subjects covered include multiprocessor architecture, mutual exclusion, wait-free and lock-free synchronization, spin locks, monitors, load balancing, concurrent data structures, and transactional synchronization.


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