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Break into the powerful world of parallel GPU programming with this down-to-earth practical guide Designed for professionals across multiple industrial sectors Professional CUDA C Programming presents CUDA -- a parallel computing platform & programming model designed to ease the development of GPU programming -- fundamentals in an easy-to-follow format & teaches readers how to think in parallel & implement parallel algorithms on GPUs Each chapter covers a specific topic &

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