2013 cis
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The document is a letter from a mathematics department recommending a student for an independent study course in computing based on their success in AP Computer Science. The independent study course, called Computing Independent Study (CIS), is a year-long math credit that focuses on building and maintaining a Linux cluster and exploring emerging applications in scientific and super computing. Students who have already taken AP Computer Science and are seniors are eligible to take CIS, which meets every other week after school to install new software, discuss research projects, and cover topics related to parallel and scientific computing.
2013 cis
- 1. Mathematics Department Baldwin Senior High School Dear APCS Student: Course Selection Week!!! Congratulations, you are to be commended for all your hard work and success in APCS so far this year! Due to your dedication to the study of Computer Science, you have been selected to take Computing Independent Study as described below. You really should understand Computer Science to be successful in many careers nowadays. Computer Programming is a very useful skill in all Science and Technical degrees in college. A good background in computing can even help you in fields related to Statistics, Economics, Sociology and Psychology! Computing Independent Study (CIS) is a full-year course of study for 1 Math Credit that meets once every other week after school and is offered to Seniors who have already taken AP Computer Science (APCS). The main emphasis of this class is to learn how to build, maintain and use a Linux Cluster. Another focus of this course is to learn about new and emerging applications related to Scientific Computing and Super Computing. CIS will investigate Free Linux Open Source Software (FLOSS). PreReq = APCS. You may take CIS as a Senior if you have already completed APCS. CIS meets every other week after school. At each meeting we install and test new software and discuss at home research projects for the coming weeks. Topics explored in CIS may include: Floyd’s Taxonomy, Amdahl’s Law, sequential vs. parallel programming, metrics, running time, efficiency, speedup vs. workup, SMP clusters, Beowulf clusters, Hybrid clusters, 2D plots, 3D plots, Iterated Fractal Systems, Mandelbrot Set, Julia Sets, Ray Tracing, Large Integers, Fermat’s Last Theorem, Beal’s Conjecture, Mersenne Primes, tachyon, povray, blender, openMosix, PVM, openMPI, parallelJava, SAGE, pelicanHPC, mpicc, mpiCC, mpif77, mpif90 and mpi4py. I strongly recommend that you consider taking CIS next year. With your superior computer background, I know that you will enjoy learning and discovering new concepts in Super Computing! Sincerely, A. Jorge García calcpage@aol.com Applied Math & CompSci Baldwin SHS & Nassau CC http://shadowfaxrant.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/calcpage2009 Please fill-in the blanks below and return to your teacher. Name: Grade: Coure Selection: Counselor: ____________________ __________ CIS ____________________