Instructor
    Hector Garcia-Molina
    Office: Gates 434
    Email: hector@cs.stanford.edu

    Teaching Assistants

    Sergio Marti
    Office: Gates 416
    Email: smarti@cs.stanford.edu

    Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 2pm -4pm

    Ben Ling
    Office: Gates 252
    Email: bling@stanford.edu

    Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 12:15pm-2pm

    Remote Access Office Hours

    Secretary
    Marianne Siroker
    Office: Gates 435
    Email: siroker@cs.stanford.edu
    Phone: 650-723-0872

    Lectures
    Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am - 12:15pm
    Gates B01

    Textbook
    Garcia-Molina, Ullman, Widom; "DATABASE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION" OR 
    Garcia-Molina, Ullman, Widom; "DATABASE SYSTEM, THE COMPLETE BOOK"

    Assigments
    Seven written homework assignments.
    No programming.
    Also readings in Textbook.

    Grading
    Homeworks: 20%
    Midterm: 30%
    Final: 50%

    Exams
    The midterm exam will be given in-class on February 10th. The exam is open book and covers material and chapters covered in lectures through Thursday Feb. 5th. An alternate midterm will be given to students with valid conflicts approved by the staff. If you need to take the alternate midterm email cs245-staff@cs.stanford.edu with your reason.

    The final exam will be given on March 17th at 7:00 PM. For those with conflicts an alternate exam time of March 18th at 9:00 AM will be available. If you wish to take the alternate final please email cs245-staff@cs.stanford.edu with your reason.

    Web Site
    All handouts and assignments will be posted on our Web site at:
    http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs245
    Please check it periodically for last minute announcements.

    Communicating with staff
    cs245-staff@cs.stanford.edu