CS145 - Spring 2002
Introduction to Databases

Please note that all inquiries regarding the course should be sent to cs145-staff@cs.stanford.edu, not to individual staff members.

Course Staff

Instructor: Jennifer Widom
Gates Building room 422
Phone: 723-7690
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 AM
General TA's: Antonios Hondroulis, Glen Jeh, Cheng (Calvin) Yang
Offices, Office Hours, and Phones: see table below
Grading TA's: Yu-Shan Fung (project), Bina Vasavda (written problems)
Administrator: Sarah Weden
Gates Building room 419
Phone: 725-3358

Office Hours Schedule

SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENTS

Day	Time	Who	Where	Phone
Mondays	10:00-11:00 AM	Jennifer Widom	Gates 422	723-7690
Tuesdays	2:30-4:00 PM	Glen Jeh	Gates 400	no phone
Tuesdays	5:30-7:00 PM	Calvin Yang	Gates B24B	736-1816
Wednesdays	10:00-11:00 AM	Jennifer Widom	Gates 422	723-7690
Wednesdays	2:30-4:00 PM	Calvin Yang	Gates B24B	736-1816
Wednesdays	3:30-5:30 PM	Antonios Hondroulis	Gates B26A	723-6319
Thursdays	12:30-2:00 PM	Glen Jeh	Gates B24B	736-1816
Fridays	12:00 noon - 1:00 PM	Antonios Hondroulis	Gates B26A	723-6319

Lines of Communication

All inquiries regarding the course should be sent to:

  cs145-staff@cs.stanford.edu

This address is monitored continuously by the course staff. We cannot guarantee to handle any CS145-related messages sent directly to the instructor or to a TA. In the case where a message is intended for a specific staff member, the message should still be sent to cs145-staff@cs, indicating the intended recipient. The message will be forwarded accordingly.

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