Database Management
Course Code 90-746
Section A
Fall 1999

Instructor: Lorna Richey Kearns lr0u@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: 1:30 - 3:30 Thursday, HBH 2105A
TA: Bonnie Brinton Anderson bbrinton@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: 1:30 - 3:30 Tuesday, HBH A100
TA: Thaniya Keereepart tk2@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: 1:00 - 3:00 Wednesday, HBH A100
TA: Preethi Parameswaran preethi@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: 12:30 - 1:30 Tuesday and 3:00 - 4:00 Monday, HBH A100

Announcements

What's New?

Note: New accouncement will be posted at the beginning.


December 1, 1999: Final Exam Review

Be sure to study the Final Exam Review and check your Review answers here. Good luck to all.


November 16, 1999: Final Exam schedule

The final exam for Database Management will be held on Friday December 10, 1999 from 8:30AM to 11:30AM. Location will be announced later.


November 5, 1999: Professor Kearns out of town this weekend

Professor Kearns will be out of town this weekend from friday November 5 to sunday November 7 afternoon. She will not be reading emails during these times. Questions regarding the homeworks for this weekend can be send to the TAs. Professor Kearns will also be holding her office hours next week on Tuesday between 1:30 and 3:30 instead of Thursday.


October 27, 1999: Get a free trail issue of Exploring Oracle!

Limited Time Offer for New Subscribers!! Get a Free Trial Issue of Exploring Oracle!
Exploring Oracle is the leading source for the latest tips and insider's techniques for Oracle. Each monthly issue will bring you in-depth articles that show you how to get the most out of Oracle for both database administration and programming.
Check it out !


October 20, 1999: Thaniya's office hour change

Thaniya will be holding her office hour on Wednesday October 27, from 1:00-3:00pm instead of the normal friday hours from now on.


October 19, 1999: Bonnie's TA hours this week

Bonnie will be out of town until thursday this week. Her office hours will change from Tuesday to Friday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm for this week only.


October 12, 1999:Last minute questions?

Professor Kearns will be around in her office from 12:00 to 3:30pm before the exam if anyone wants to stop by for last minute questions.


October 5, 1999: Midterm Review

Here are some samples of the Mid-term review and its solutions. The questions here are for practice and will be similar to the Mid-term exam.


September 28, 1999: Directions for downloading software from Computing Services CD

If you borrowed the CD from Computing Services Office, you can download the guidelines for installing software from HERE.


September 27, 1999: Preethi's TA hours today

Preethi will be holding TA hours from 2:30 to 3:30 pm today in A100.


September 20, 1999: TA hours change for this week

For this week only, Preethi will not be holding her office hours this afternoon. She will be holding it tomorrow (Tuesday Sept 21) instead, from 1:30-2:30 pm. Also for this week only, Thaniya will not be holding her office hours on friday. She will also be holding it tomorrow from 1:00-3:00pm.


September 8, 1999: Class cancel on September 16

There will be no class on Thursday, September 16.
Professor Kearns will be holding her office hours on Tuesday, 1:30 - 3:30pm next week instead of Thursday.


August 30,1999: Lab location and schedule change

All labs for DBMS will now be held in Hamburg A100 cluster.
Download a copy of the Revised Lab Schedule HERE


August 27,1999: Personal Oracle 7 CD

If you would like to borrow a CD with a copy of Personal Oracle 7 and Developer/2000 to install on your computers, you can do so by seeing Sue Kiger in HBH 1116, the Heinz School Computing Services office. Please tell Sue you need the software for your 90-746 class so she can make sure you are on the class roster.


August 25, 1999: Reading from old textbook

If you have an old version of the Database Systems book (the purple one), there is no need to buy the new version (the blue one). You should follow the reading materials from HERE instead of the one provided in the syllabus.


August 25, 1999: Welcome!

Welcome to Database Management 90-746! Be sure to check the course homepage and your e-mail frequently. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to send e-mail to the instructor or TAs!

If you have any question about this course homepage, please send e-mail to tk2@andrew.cmu.edu