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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Parallel Programming in Java by Rice University

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    About the Course

    This course teaches learners (industry professionals and students) the fundamental concepts of parallel programming in the context of Java 8.
    Parallel programming enables developers to use multicore computers to make their applications run faster by using multiple processors at the
    same time. By the end of this course, you will learn how to use popular parallel Java frameworks (such as ForkJoin, Stream, and Phaser) to write
    parallel programs for a wide range of multicore platforms including servers, desktops, or mobile devices, while also learning about their
    theoretical foundations including computation graphs, ideal parallelism, parallel speedup, Amdahl's Law, data races, and det...
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    LG

    Dec 13, 2017

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    This is a great course in parallel programming. The videos were very clear, summaries reinforced the video material and the programming projects and quizzes were challenging but not overwhelming.

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    Aug 28, 2017

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    Great course. Introduces Parallel Programming in Java in a gentle way.Kudos to Professor Vivek Sarkar for simplifying complex concepts and presenting them in an elegant manner.

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    Jul 5, 2020

    Nice introductory course to the world of parallel programming.

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    May 13, 2022

    Great Course, Professional Instructor. Thank you very Much.

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    Nov 1, 2020

    A grate place to learn about parallel programming aspects.

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    Oct 21, 2020

    Very useful content regarding parallel programming in Java

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    Aug 14, 2017

    Great course for learning parallel programming with Java!

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    Aug 5, 2017

    Great course, clear explanations and very good examples.

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    Jan 5, 2019

    Excellent lecture videos. Excellent written summaries.

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    Jul 26, 2020

    tough course but due to teacher i complete my course

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    Jul 21, 2018

    We need more exercises and more small size exercises

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    Dec 15, 2021

    Good for intermediate level, with knowledge of OS.

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    May 30, 2021

    Best professor in hawaiian short I have ever seen

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    Oct 17, 2019

    Good course to learn parallel programming in java

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    Jul 25, 2020

    Excellent Course and teacher. Goods explanations

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    Jul 11, 2020

    Excellent intro to Parallel programming in Java.

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    Aug 18, 2020

    Thank Prof. Sarkar! This course is really good.

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    Jan 19, 2022

    This is really helpful for me. Thanks so much

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    By Prakash

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    Dec 22, 2018

    Awesome course work on parallel programming

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    By Abinash S

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    Jan 24, 2018

    Precise but comprehensive at the same time

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    Apr 4, 2020

    Awesome course, I've learnt a lot from it

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    Apr 7, 2020

    Well paced, really informative course.

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    Jun 6, 2020

    It was a great course. helped a lot.

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    By Enrique M

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    Jun 5, 2020

    Great course and instructor! Thanks

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    Nov 11, 2020

    Thanks for Support

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    By Saptarshi D

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    Nov 4, 2020

    Wonderful course. Very helpful.

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    By Leo V

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    Apr 9, 2021

    Great Course to learn Parallel

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