Parallel-Programming-R

This is the Repository for Development of a Planned Udemy course on Parallel programming with specific reference to R. see project web pages at http://medmatix.github.io/Parallel-Programming-R/

Overview of the Course in Process

There are 3 main foci of the curriculum plan:

1. Motivation and background for parallel programming in R in the context of Data Science

2. Building and configuring an inexpensive Beowulf type Computing Cluster based on ARM6 processor driven RaspberryPI computers running an ARM6 opimized Debian Linux (Raspian).

3. Survey of the general and R specific approaches to parallel computing on linux based systems.

4. In depth Problem-oriented Programming projects using some of the specific R packages reviewed.

5. Selected other Advanced R Packages, Techniques and Problems

Background to Development of the Course

• Beowulf clusters

• Raspberry PI 2 and ARM6 processor see http://crunches-data.appspot.com/project8.html for my own built cluster project

• System and Development Software

Relationship to Data Science

Content Details Development

Project Problems development

Didactic Resources to Consider