Jialei gh219 improve consistency check between gpu vs cpu computation for general qp ei

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Primary reviewer: @suntzu86

Reviewers: @sc932 @ypwais @yaoster

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Branch Name: jialei_gh219_improve_consistency_check_between_gpu_vs_cpu_computation_for_general_qp_EI
Ticket(s)/Issue(s): Closes #219 

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make test-no-tox: total test time 27.40s
cpplint.py to check style
1. CopyElement probably isn't quite the right name anymore

2. convert the function doc to the ```/*!\rst ... \endrst*/``` template