1. Homework Assignment #2
J. H. Wang
Nov. 1, 2013

2. Homework #2 Chap.4: 4.2, 4.19* Chap.5: 5.8, 5.19, 5.22
(Optional: End-of-chapter project for Chap. 4 & 6)
Due: two weeks (Nov. 15, 2013)

3. Chap. 4
4.2: Under what circumstances does a multithreaded solution using multiple kernel threads provide better performance than a single-threaded solution on a single-processor system?

4. 4. 19. : Write a multithreaded program that outputs prime numbers
4.19*: Write a multithreaded program that outputs prime numbers. This program should work as follows: The user will run the program and will enter a number on the command line. The program will then create a separate thread that outputs all the prime numbers less than or equal to the number entered by the user.

5. Optional End-of-Chapter Programming Projects
Programming Project for Chap. 4:
1. Sudoku solution validator
Passing parameters to each thread
Returning results to the parent thread
2. Multithreaded sorting application

6. Optional End-of-Chapter Programming Projects
Programming Projects for Chap. 6:
Project 1: The Sleeping Teaching Assistant
Room: 1 desk with a chair and computer
Hallway: 3 chairs
POSIX threads, mutex locks, and semaphores
Project 2: The Dining Philosophers Problem
Pthread mutex locks and condition variables
Project 3: Producer-Consumer Problem
Producer and consumer threads
Pthreads mutex locks/semaphores
Windows mutex locks/semaphores

7. Any Question or Comments?