Concurrent and Distributed Computing in Java addresses fundamental concepts in concurrent computing with Java examples. The book consists of two parts. The first part deals with techniques for programming in shared-memory based systems. The book covers concepts in Java such as threads, synchronized methods, waits, and notify to expose students to basic concepts for multi-threaded programming. It also includes algorithms for mutual exclusion, consensus, atomic objects, and wait-free data structures.
The second part of the book deals with programming in a message-passing system. This part covers resource allocation problems, logical clocks, global property detection, leader election, message ordering, agreement algorithms, checkpointing, and message logging. Primarily a textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this thorough treatment will also be of interest to professional programmers.

About the Author
VIJAY K. GARG, PHD, is a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and director of the Parallel and Distributed Systems Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin, and a leading researcher in distributed computing systems.

Reviews
"...a detailed yet readable introduction to concurrency and distributed computing." (Computing Reviews.com, April 9, 2004)

"...well-written and accurate...a good book for anyone who'd like hands-on training in the concepts of concurrent and distributed systems." (IEEE Distributed Systems Online, November 2004)

Book Information
ISBN 9780471432302
Author Vijay K. Garg
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wiley-IEEE Press
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 611g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 164mm * 24mm