.. title: PAR Homework 1, Mon 2021-01-25
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Student talks - 1st set
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#. (10 points)   Pick two topics from this list.

   a. Describe the fastest 2 computers on the top500 list https://www.top500.org/lists/top500/2020/11/

   #. Describe computers 3 and 4 on top500.

   #. Describe computers 5 and 6 on top500.

   #. Describe the Blue Gene.

   #. Summarize python's parallel capabilities.

   #. Summarize Matlab's parallel capabilities.
      
   #. Summarize Mathematica's parallel capabilities.
      
   #. Summarize MPI.

   #. Describe an application where physics needs/uses parallel computing.
      
   #. Describe an application where astronomy needs/uses parallel computing.
      
   #. Describe an application where biology needs/uses parallel computing.
      
   #. Give an application where machine learning needs/uses parallel computing.
      
   #. Give an application where computational fluid dynamics needs/uses parallel computing.
      
   #. Summarize OpenACC.

   #. Summarize pthreads.

   #. Other related topic of your choice.   

#. Email me with your choices.

#.  I'll assign you your first topic that wasn't already taken.
      
#. Two students may work together to present one talk.
   
#. Prepare and give 5-10 minute talk next Mon 2/1.   We'll spread the talks out evenly.      A team would jointly give one 5-10 minute talk.

   I won't block your mike at 10 minutes, but will leave it to you to be responsible.  There are 9 students in class.   The class is 80 minutes long.