CS240 Spring 2025 Personnel and Contact Information

Points of Contact for Common Student Questions

Note: If you decide to e-mail the course staff, you must use your uwaterloo Quest e-mail account (WatIAM/Quest userID @uwaterloo.ca); otherwise we cannot verify who you are and are limited on what we can accept and respond to.

Help Topic Contact
Assignment, Missed Deadline: We do not accept late or emailed assignments. The last files submitted before the deadline will be marked (submit early and often, even if not finished).
If deadline is missed due to illness or other valid, verifiable reason, see Missed Work Due To Illness below.
Assignment Marking Error: Re-mark request, due within 10 days of release of marks on Crowdmark. See Mark Appeals instructions on Course info.
Course Website Error: Email CS240 ISAs
CS240 Handouts Error: CS240 instructors - email or check consulting hours below.
CS240 Textbook Error: Email Prof. Biedl (include screenshot or version-date and line number)
Enrollment: If Quest won't let you enroll or switch LEC or TUT sections without a permission/override number: Instructors and course staff are unable to help you -- you must see a CS academic advisor.
Exam Seat (Midterms & Final): Assigned seating will be available to view via Odyssey by the time of assessment
General Course Help: CS240 ISAs or instructors - check office hours below.
Midterm Remarks: See Re-mark Request instructions on Course info (the same instructions apply for Midterms with the email subject updated accordingly).
Missed Work Due To Illness/Valid, Verifiable Reason (Assignments, Exams): Assignments, midterms, final exam: Validation required (for MATH students see MATH VIF and all others, see Verification of Illness Services at https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/health-services/student-medical-clinic. In all cases, substitute Karen Anderson (CS 240 ISC) for references to instructor.
AccessAbility Services (AAS) exam accommodation forms (request to write at AAS): Submit to AAS at least 3 weeks before exam.

Course Personnel Spring 2025


Instructor: Eric Schost

Office: DC 3627
Office Hours: Friday 9:30 - 10:30AM, DC3627 and by appointment
Lectures: MC 2065   1:00pm - 2:20pm   Tuesdays and Thursdays
MC 2065   2:30pm - 3:50pm   Tuesdays and Thursdays
Email: eschost@uwaterloo.ca

Instructor: Armin Jamshidpey

Office: MC 5467
Office Hours: Wednesday 9:30 - 10:30AM, Teams by appointment
Lectures: MC 2065   10:00pm - 11:20pm   Tuesdays and Thursdays
MC 2065   11:30pm - 12:50pm   Tuesdays and Thursdays
Email: armin.jamshidpey@uwaterloo.ca

Instructional Support Assistant (ISA): Yuan(Sam) Si

Office: MC 4065
Tutorials: Friday 12:30 - 1:20PM, MC4041
Consulting Hours: Monday & Friday 10:40 - 11:40AM, Thuesday & Thursday 2:00-3:00PM, MC 4065
Additional consulting hours, in-person or online, are available by appointment (email the course account).
Email: cs240@uwaterloo.ca

Instructional Assistant (IA): Tom Iagovet

Consulting Hours: Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00PM, Friday 3:30 - 4:30PM, MC 4065
Email: cs240@uwaterloo.ca

Instructional Assistant (IA): Prashanth Arun

Tutorials: Friday 10:30 - 11:20AM, MC4040
Consulting Hours: Monday 2:00-3:00PM, MC 4065
Email: cs240@uwaterloo.ca

Instructional Assistant (IA): Jiahao Zhang

Tutorials: Friday 10:30 - 11:20AM, 11:30 - 12:20PM, MC4041
Email: cs240@uwaterloo.ca

Instructional Assistant (IA): Sriram Gopalakrishnan

Tutorials: Friday 1:30 - 2:20PM, MC4041; 2:30 - 3:20PM, MC4060
Email: cs240@uwaterloo.ca

Instructional Support Coordinator (ISC): Karen Anderson

Office: MC 4010
Office Hours: Email to set up an appointment
Email: kaanders@uwaterloo.ca