CSE 180: Database Systems I
University of California, Santa Cruz
Introduction to the concepts, approaches, tools, and methodology of database design. Covers the entity-relationship model, the relational model, relational algebra, relational calculus, commercial languages (such as SQL and QBE), functional dependencies, normal forms, and design theory. Other topics may include knowledge-bases, constraint databases, and alternative database models. Students that have taken and passed CSE 182 may not take CSE 180 for credit. (Formerly CMPS 180.)
Average GPA: 2.95
Grade distribution records: 1,864 students across 13 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 103 | 5.5% |
| A | 176 | 9.4% |
| A- | 223 | 12.0% |
| B+ | 265 | 14.2% |
| B | 242 | 13.0% |
| B- | 262 | 14.1% |
| C+ | 159 | 8.5% |
| C | 161 | 8.6% |
| C- | 27 | 1.4% |
| D+ | 21 | 1.1% |
| D | 39 | 2.1% |
| D- | 1 | 0.1% |
| F | 33 | 1.8% |
| P | 79 | 4.2% |
| NP | 50 | 2.7% |
| W | 22 | 1.2% |
Based on 1,864 student grade records across 13 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Sheldon Finkelstein 1,298 students, Average GPA 2.88
- Ishtiyaque Ahmad 222 students, Average GPA 3.15
- Nikolaos Tziavelis 222 students, Average GPA 3.21
- Phokion Kolaitis 122 students, Average GPA 2.92