Suggested preparation: Programming, computer architecture and basic algorithms.
Optional preparation: Free Simplilearn Course: Software Development and Programming Foundations.
About this course
Explore multicore programming through lectures, recitations and project examples. The recordings introduce parallel-computing ideas in their original hardware and software context.
Topics and lesson examples
- Lecture 1: Course Introduction (part 2)
- R6: SIMD Programming on Cell
- Project: Battery simulation
- Project: Speech synthesis
- Projects award ceremony
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 31 |
| Video duration | 19h 44m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Programming, computer architecture and basic algorithms.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Multicore and Parallel Programming | Intermediate | Lecture 1: Course Introduction (part 2) · R6: SIMD Programming on Cell · Project: Battery simulation | 19h 44m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Software Performance Engineering | Professional | 1. Introduction and Matrix Multiplication · 6. Multicore Programming · 12. Parallel Storage Allocation | 29h 47m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Simplilearn Course: Software Development and Programming Foundations | Beginner | Java & C++ · JavaScript · Software Design | 234h 1m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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