How to speed up processing with parallelism

Questions
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1

I need to evaluate a function, say myfunc, a large number of times:

myfunc/@{a,b,c, …}

Each evaluation/iteration is independent of others. How can I take advantage of parallel processing and multi-core processor capabilities in Mathematica? I am completely unfamiliar with kernels or parallel processing in Mathematica. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

2

Hello
This example maps directly onto ParallelTable:

ParallelTable[myfunc@x,{x,{a,b,c,...}}]

The parallel kernels will launch automatically.

3

Compiling the function to the Wolfram Virtual Machine will also greatly speed up the calculation.

4

Both suggestions sped up processing time significantly. Thank you very much!