MODEL PROGRAMS FOR COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE - A PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGY FOR MULTICOMPUTERS

We describe a programming methodology for computational science based on programming paradigms for multicomputers. Each paradigm is a class of algorithms that have the same control structure. For every paradigm, a general parallel program is developed. The general program is then used to derive two or more model programs, which solve specific problems in science and engineering. These programs have been tested on a Computing Surface and published with every detail open to scrutiny. We explain the steps involved in developing model programs and conclude that the study of programming paradigms provides an architectural vision of parallel scientific computing.