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| Moed B/C Exam | The average of Moed B+C (same exam) was 58.
Written appeals can be submitted till 24/4 12:00 to Nadav's mailbox.
For those who attended Moed C - to get your exam scan you need to contact the undergraduate secretaries (by email/phone/person). They will then make the scan available.
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| Created on 16/4/2012, 15:05:52 |
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| Moed B Multiple Choice Answers | 1 - a, b, c, d, e, g (3 points were given to students that missed one or two)
2 - a or d
3 - a
4 - b
5 - a, c
6 - a, b, c, d
7 - f
8 - a, b, e
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| Created on 15/4/2012, 15:17:03 |
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| Moed A grades update | Moed A grades were updated after processing the appeals.
In Q1 - d is correct and grades were upgraded accordingly.
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| Created on 25/3/2012, 09:32:55 |
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| Exam B | | For Moed Bet - bring a pen and tippex for marking the multiple answers.
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| Created on 22/3/2012, 00:30:51 |
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| TAs reception hours before Moed Bet | Eran - Tuesday 20/3, 15:00 at his office
Nadav - Wednesday 21/3, 15:30 at Taub 201
Ori - Wednesday 21/3, 16:30 at Taub 4
To make it productive, you are encouraged to send questions in advance. |
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| Last updated on 19/3/2012, 11:51:07 |
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| Exam A graded | Grades of Exam A are now published.
In the multiple-choice section, we gave full score for several combination of answers, including partial answers.
The grading scheme for the multiple-choice section appears here: https://gr.cs.technion.ac.il/wc/Files/236370/Winter2011-2012/ho/WCFiles/Winter11-12A-Answers.xls
A square-root factor was applied (i.e., sqrt(x) * 10 ).
The average and the median of the exam grade after the factor is 76.
Appeals on the exam can be submitted until 20/3 12:00 to Nadav's mailbox.
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| Last updated on 12/3/2012, 20:18:56 |
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| HW2 is checked | | Appeals should be addressed to Ilia by email or personally during his reception hours on the upcoming week. |
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| Created on 9/3/2012, 07:47:52 |
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| Second lecture's slides updated | | Updated slides are in the course material section. |
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| Created on 27/2/2012, 11:55:56 |
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| Memory Models Recitation Slides Correction | Please note the correction in slide 11 in the Memory Models recitation.
The causal consistency "reminder" is now consistent with the correct definition in the lecture (and the recitation examples).
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| Last updated on 26/2/2012, 13:25:27 |
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| Nadav's Reception Hours | | Nadav will hold reception hours on Sunday 26/2 10:00-11:00 at Taub 4 |
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| Created on 25/2/2012, 14:52:56 |
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| Assaf Schuster's Reception Hours | Assaf will holds reception hours on Sunday 26/2 11:00-12:00 at his office.
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| Last updated on 21/2/2012, 16:59:03 |
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| Ori's reception hour | Ori will have a reception hour on Monday (27/2), 11:00, at room 201.
If you have any specific questions from previous tests or homework you want answered, please send them to him in advance.
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| Last updated on 21/2/2012, 13:47:26 |
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| Eran's reception hour | Eran will have a reception hour on Thursday (23/2), 14:30, at room 201.
If you have any specific questions from previous tests or homework you want answered, please send them to him in advance. |
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| Created on 21/2/2012, 09:44:37 |
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| Auxiliary Pages for the Exam | Auxiliary pages for the exam, with the signatures of OpenMP, MPI and BSP functions now appear in the material section.
These pages will be handed in the exam. It is just for your reference.
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| Last updated on 20/2/2012, 12:56:51 |
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| HW3 is checked | The grades for HW3 have been published. Submissions will soon be available in the secretariat. On the site's Assignments section you can find the details of the automated tests and the grading. In the published_results.xls file, only the last 4 digits of the IDs are shown.
Since it's the exam period now, if you wish to appeal either send a scan of the relevant part of the submission to Eran, or schedule a meeting with him by email (erangi@cs). Appeals may be submitted (in person or by email) until 26/2.
Note that no points have been deducted for late submissions - those who have exceeded the 3 days budget will have the points deducted from the 4th assignment. |
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| Created on 16/2/2012, 15:07:14 |
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| Exam format | Moed Aleph of the exam will be held on 29/2 at 13:00.
The format of the exam will be similar to that of previous semesters - several multiple options questions, and few "open" questions.
No written material will be allowed to the exam room.
For the open questions - You will be given auxiliary pages that include the relevant MPI/OpenMP/BSP functions signature.
A message regarding reception hours before the exam will follow next week.
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| Created on 15/2/2012, 13:32:49 |
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| Transactional Memory slides updated | | Please note the latest update - specifically of slide #40. |
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| Created on 13/2/2012, 09:13:27 |
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| HW4: Cleaning stale semaphores | | Those who cannot execute BSP due to lack of available semaphores can try to execute ipcclean command to remove old semaphores. |
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| Created on 31/1/2012, 03:22:42 |
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| HW1 appeals clarification | As written in the previous announcement any question and appeals regarding homework assignment 1 should be addressed to Ilia during his reception hours personally and not by email (such emails will be silently discarded).
Those who have questions and have not come today can come on the next Monday 08:30-10:30 (two hours, not one as published before).
The updated grades (e.g. for those who re-submit) will be published on the next Tuesday and no further updates will be done. |
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| Created on 25/1/2012, 13:40:29 |
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| HW1 is checked | Grades for Homework assignment 1 are published. Hard copies will soon be
returned to the boxes. The grades do not include late submission penalties,
which will be calculated separately.
You can access more details about your grade at
http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~ilia/236370/ex1/
Those who failed automatic testing can re-submit till Thursday, 23:59 using
webcourse (submission by email will be discarded).
Questions regarding the check should be addressed to Ilia during reception
hours only (not by email!). Ilia will have additional reception hours tomorrow,
Wednesday 09:30-10:30.
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| Created on 24/1/2012, 06:26:17 |
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| BSP on ds-bl202 | | ds-bl202 still has issues with BSP - please use ds-bl200 or ds-bl201 instead.
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| Created on 23/1/2012, 04:03:54 |
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| BSP problems addressed | The BSP library was mistakenly not installed correctly on ds-bl200 and ds-bl202.
The problem should be solved now.
If you follow the instructions and still encounter strange compilation error - please contact Nadav.
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| Created on 23/1/2012, 02:24:20 |
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| BSP problems on ds-bl200 | | Please use on the meanwhile ds-bl201 or dl-bl202 |
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| Last updated on 22/1/2012, 12:39:13 |
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| Last updated on 16/1/2012, 11:41:17 |
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| HW update | To ease your assignments:
1. Points will not be deducted for the first 5 days delay in HW3 submission, making the deadline effectively 20/1.
2. HW4 will be published on 15/1 and will be eased significantly relatively to past semesters.
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| Created on 3/1/2012, 11:51:30 |
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| HW3 published | | Due date is 15/1/2012. TA in charge is Eran. This is a large assignment, do start early. |
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| Created on 1/1/2012, 12:53:18 |
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| HW2 code update #2 | Many students noticed incorrect time measurements done by the testing program.
Therefore we have replaced walsh-transform.o file once again. This issue should be resolved now.
Note that the screen output of the new implementation changed, particularly, time is printed in microseconds (not milliseconds). |
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| Created on 22/12/2011, 12:03:35 |
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| Lecture updates - 27/12 cancelled; 1/1 by Rob Bisseling (BSP) | The lecture on 27/12 (Tuesday in MATKONET Sunday) is cancelled.
An update regarding a complementary lecture will follow.
The lecture on 1/1 on BSP will be given by Rob Bisseling. FYI: this lecture will be in English. |
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| HW2 code update | | An updated version of object file is published. You should be able to build on the lab machines now. |
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| HW2 was published | Due date 1/1. Ilia ( ilia.technion gmail.com ) is in charge of the assignment.
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| Last updated on 17/12/2011, 20:40:18 |
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| Nadav room change - moved to room 516 | |
| Created on 15/12/2011, 10:33:35 |
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| Correction for Nadav's tutorial group | Concurrent writes (i.e. ones that are not causally related) may be seen in different order by different nodes.
Correction will follow next tutorial. |
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| Last updated on 15/12/2011, 10:38:31 |
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| Complementary Lecture - Sunday 4/12 | Complementary lecture will be held on Sunday 4/12 16:30-18:30 at Taub 7.
This lecture is held in addition to the regular Sunday lecture.
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| Created on 29/11/2011, 17:38:52 |
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| Assaf Schuster's lecture today (27/11) is CANCELLED | | A message regarding a complementary lecture will follow.
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| Created on 27/11/2011, 10:39:34 |
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| HW1 FAQ update | | No further notices about HW1 FAQ updates will be posted. Please check it periodically. |
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| Created on 26/11/2011, 13:05:46 |
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| HW1 description update | Several students were confused by unclear description of thread inter-operation, particularly, what can or cannot be accessed by a thread. Therefore we have updated the homework description – last paragraph of section 3. Please, download and consult it.
A related question/answer pair was removed from FAQ, since the assignment now clearly states the requirement. |
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| Ori's reception hour on 21/11 is cancelled | |
| Created on 20/11/2011, 08:56:06 |
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| HW1 code update | An updated version of ex1.zip file is published. The homework description (ex1.pdf) is not changed.
Thanks for the students who pointed out the mistake. |
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| Created on 19/11/2011, 20:54:25 |
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| HW1 is published | | Due date 1/12 23:55 |
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| Created on 16/11/2011, 22:28:31 |
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| Nadav's reception hour on 17/11 is cancelled | | Only the reception hour. Recitation will be held as usual. |
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| Created on 16/11/2011, 22:27:46 |
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| Connecting the CSL lab computers | Connection to the servers you use for homework is only possible from the Technion.
If you wish to connect from home, connect first to t2 or cs (using ssh client such as putty) and from there connect to the CSL lab server.
Connection from the t2/cs server is performed using ssh as well. If you are not familiar with ssh, use 'man ssh'.
Copying files to/from the servers can be performed using scp. Once again, if you are not familiar with scp, use 'man scp' on t2/cs server.
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| Passwords for CDP HW server were sent | The passwords for the server you should use for your homework were sent.
Please check whether you received them, and check they are ok, connecting using ssh to the server.
If you didn't receive it, most likely you didn't follow the instructions - i.e., no t2/cs email address, etc.
In this case, please refill the form.
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| Additional complementary tutorial | Due to popular demand, an additional complementary tutorial has been scheduled on Sunday, 20/11, 16:30 at Taub 4. Therefore, these are the upcoming tutorials for Ori's and Eran's groups:
Thursday, 10/11, 14:30 - Complementary, Basics of parallel algorithm design.
Monday, 14/11, 15:30 - Ori's regular tutorial, Asynchronous invocation.
Wednesday, 16/11, 14:30 - Eran's regular tutorial, Basics of parallel algorithm design.
Sunday, 20/11, 16:30 - Complementary, Asynchronous invocation. |
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| Complementary tutorial scheduled on Thursday, 14:30 | The complementary tutorial for groups 11 and 12 (Ori's and Eran's) will take place this Thursday (10/11), 14:30, at Taub 7.
Those of you who can't make it may attend Nadav's tutorial that day (9:30, Taub 5), which will cover the same material. |
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| Permanent room change of Monday recitation | Starting next Monday (14/11), group 11 recitation will be held at Taub 6.
Today's (Monday) recitation is held in Taub 3.
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| Last updated on 7/11/2011, 13:34:24 |
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| Registration for HW submission |
Opening accounts on servers
In order for us to open an account for you on the servers, which will be used by you for making your homework, please fill in the following form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dExQQXJNdkphYTNCTHRIS3loY2M3bnc6MA
Make sure you fill in the form only once for each pair, and wait patiently for reply with username, password and the machine you will use for homework assignments. |
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| Strike is over - tutorials are back | | Starting tomorrow (3/11) tutorials are back as scheduled.
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| Last updated on 5/11/2011, 14:42:40 |
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| Intro to Java - PDF version added | | If you encounter problems using the PPT file of "Intro To Java" (self-study tutorial), use the PDF which is now included in the tutorials section..
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| Last updated on 23/10/2011, 09:15:39 |
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| Welcome - Information regarding first week studies | Welcome to CDP 236370. Feel free to review the syllabus for course schedule and information.
As for the studies in the first week: Recitations are planned to take place even before the first lecture. However due to the TAs strike, all tutorials are cancelled until further notice.
Take the time, on the meanwhile, to review the self-study "Tutorial 0 - Introduction to Java" that you will need for your first HW assignment and can assist you to understand the first tutorial.
Regards,
The course staff
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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 
