CUDA for Engineers: An Introduction to High-Performance Parallel Computing

Index

Symbols

/ (slash), syntax of C language, 248

_ (underscore), variable names and, 249

# (number or hash sign), syntax of C language, 247

() (parentheses), syntax of C language, 247

* (asterisk)

as dereference operator, 273

syntax of C language, 248

[ ] (brackets), syntax of C language, 247

{ } (braces), syntax of C language, 247

<<, >> (double angle brackets or chevrons), bit shift operators, 186

<<<, >>> (triple angle brackets or chevrons), in syntax for parallel computation, 28

Numbers

1D grids, computing derivatives on, 81–82

1DoF, 66

2D data

locating centroid of state map. See centroid_2d app

solving Laplace’s equation in 2D (heat_2d), 88–92

2D grids

defining 2D kernel, 52–53

dist_2d app, 53–56

launching, 50–51

moving to 3D grids,