Ok this course is so insanely bland, if you're into databases then its fine I guess but the actual content is not engaging what-so-ever

You go over so much stuff about how databases implement queries, how to make them faster, and what they do behind the scenes. The problem is you never actually use databases other than like for 2 assignment questions. And at the end, the professor just drops OH BY THE WAY all DBMS already take care of this so you don't have to worry about it. Unless you want to do research in DBMS and or become a DBA I wouldn't recommend this course

Mostafa is a gem, the best part of this course. Really supportive and good guy. He is a bit boring but posts lectures online and seems to generously care about students