3.7 Bibliographic Remarks

Various texts, such as those by Wilson [Wil95], Akl [Akl97], Hwang and Xu [HX98], Wilkinson and Allen [WA99], and Culler and Singh [CSG98], among others, present similar or slightly varying models for parallel programs and steps in developing parallel algorithms. The book by Goedecker and Hoisie [GH01] is among the relatively few textbooks that focus on the practical aspects of writing high-performance parallel programs. Kwok and Ahmad [KA99a, KA99b] present comprehensive surveys of techniques for mapping tasks onto processes.

Most of the algorithms used in this chapter as examples are discussed in detail in other chapters in this book dedicated to the respective class of problems. Please refer to the bibliographic remarks in those chapters for further references on these algorithms.