Steffen, M., & Jones, P. H., & Zambreno, J. (2012, June), Introducing Graphics Processing from a Systems Perspective: A Hardware/Software Approach  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21599

\bibitem{asee_peer_21599}
  Steffen, M., \& Jones, P. H., \& Zambreno, J. (2012, June), \emph{Introducing Graphics Processing from a Systems Perspective: A Hardware/Software Approach}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21599

Michael Steffen, Phillip H. Jones III, and Joseph Zambreno.  "Introducing Graphics Processing from a Systems Perspective: A Hardware/Software Approach".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21599 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21599}
  Michael Steffen, Phillip H. Jones III, and Joseph Zambreno.
  "Introducing Graphics Processing from a Systems Perspective: A Hardware/Software Approach".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21599 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

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