Accession Number:

ADA151376

Title:

Supercomputers and Symbolic Computation.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. for period ending 4 Jun 84,

Corporate Author:

PURDUE UNIV LAFAYETTE IN DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES

Personal Author(s):

• Arnon,D. S.

Report Date:

1984-12-31

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

This report is the record of a two-day workshop held at Purdue University on high-performance symbolic computation. The title Symbolic computation and supercomputers reflects the interests of the participants, many of whom are practitioners of symbolic computing on supercomputer-class machines. The goal of the workshop was to assess the current state of affairs, and identify key issues requiring attention. The report is primarily a compendium of the positions taken, recommendations made, and questsions raised by the participants. Additional keywords Programming languages, Memory devices, Computer architecture, Test and evaluation, and Performance tests.

Descriptors:

• *SUPERCOMPUTERS
• *WORKSHOPS
• *SYMBOLIC PROGRAMMING
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• PERFORMANCE TESTS
• INTERFACES
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
• COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• MEMORY DEVICES

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE