There is no required text. However, readings may be assigned from several reference texts available online:
- An Introduction to Parallel Programming, by Peter S. Pacheco (Morgan Kaufmann 2011, ISBN 978-0-12-374260-5; ~$60.00. Online.
- Programming Massively Parallel Processors, 2nd Edition, by David B. Kirk and Wen-mei W. Hwu (Morgan Kaufmann 2013, ISBN 978-0-12-415992-1; ~$56.00. Online.
- Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers, by Georg Hager & Gerhard Wellein (CRC Press 2011, ISBN 978-1-4398-1192-4; ~$60.00. Online
- Using MPI Online