Eugene Wu Office Hours: Weds after class in MUDD 421

Professor Wu and Varun will also be on google hangouts for their office hours. Click here to go to the google hangout

Staff / Office Hours

Mon 10:00AM - 11:00AM Mengqi Wang

Tue 10:00AM - 12:00PM Qi Wang

Wed 1:15PM - 2:15PM Aayush Mudgal

Fri 3:00PM - 5:00PM Varun Shetty

The goal of this class is two-fold. First, to introduce you to core database concepts (e.g., data modeling, logical design, SQL) so that you too can build a billion dollar application. Second, to teach enough about database engine internals (e.g., physical database design, query optimization, transaction processing) so you have a good sense of why queries may be running slowly/incorrectly. Students are expected to be comfortable with data structures and Python.

Syllabus and Basic Information

Grading will be based on exams and successful completion of homeworks and projects.

Homeworks	15%
Project 1	15%
Project 2	5%
Midterm	25%
In class test 2	40%
Scribe Notes	Up to or greater than 5%

See Syllabus for grading info

Discuss the class on Piazza. Aside from personal questions, please use Piazza rather than emailing the staff!
Check out the course github repository (including lecture notes, code, homeworks, and slides!).

Many thanks to Instabase.com for donating computing, hosting, and repository resources for our assignments.