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Students in a course on high performance computing were assigned the task of parallelizing an algorithm for recursive matrix multiplication. The objectives of the assignment were to: (1) design a basic approach for incorporating parallel programming into a recursive algorithm, and (2) optimize the speedup. Pseudocode was provided for recursive matrix multiplication, and students were required to first implement a serial version before implementing a parallel version. The parallel version had the following requirements: (1) use OpenMP to perform multithreading, and (2) use exactly 4 threads, where each thread computes one quadrant of the array product. Using a class size of 23 students, including undergraduate and graduate, approximately 70% of the students designed valid parallel solutions, and 13% achieved the optimal speedup of 4×. Common errors included recursively creating excessive threads, failing to parallelize all possible mathematical operations, and poor use of compiler directives for OpenMP.

Student Outcomes in Parallelizing Recursive Matrix Multiply