Creating a Sustainable High-Performance Scientific Computing Course

摘要

We describe our experiences with computational science and engineering (CS&E) education at the University of Colorado at Boulder in order to illustrate the difficulties associated with such a course of study. Our CS&E offerings began with a course on high-performance scientific computing (HPSC) developed under a CISE Educational Infrastructure grant from the National Science Foundation. The course was taught from 1991 through 1998 when various practical concerns ended its run. The course was revived in 2003 to meet the demands of several emerging programs in computational science. In this paper, we outline the rise, fall, and restoration of the HPSC course. We identify the technological developments that presently make such a course less labor intensive and more sustainable.