First Course in Database Systems, A
Pearson New International Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 29. August 2013
520 pages
978-1-292-03824-7 (ISBN)
Description
For Database Systems and Database Design and Application courses offered at the junior, senior, and graduate levels in Computer Science departments.
Written by well-known computer scientists, this accessible and succinct introduction to database systems focuses on database design and use. The authors provide in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the database designer, user, and application programmer, leaving implementation for later courses. It is the first database systems text to cover such topics as UML, algorithms for manipulating dependencies in relations, extended relational algebra, PHP, 3-tier architectures, data cubes, XML, XPATH, XQuery, XSLT.
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Written by well-known computer scientists, this accessible and succinct introduction to database systems focuses on database design and use. The authors provide in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the database designer, user, and application programmer, leaving implementation for later courses. It is the first database systems text to cover such topics as UML, algorithms for manipulating dependencies in relations, extended relational algebra, PHP, 3-tier architectures, data cubes, XML, XPATH, XQuery, XSLT.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-292-03824-7 (9781292038247)
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Jeffrey Ullman | Jeffrey D. Ullman | Jennifer Widom
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Persons
Jeffrey D. Ullman is the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science (emeritus) at Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of 16 books, including Elements of ML Programming. His research interests include data mining, information integration, and electronic education. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Karl V. Karlstom Outstanding Educator Award, the SIGMOD Contributions and Edgar F. Codd Innovations Awards, and the Knuth Prize.
Jennifer Widom is Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Her research interests span many aspects of nontraditional data management. She is an ACM Fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, she received the ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations award in 2007 and was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2000, and she has served on a variety of program committees, advisory boards, and editorial boards.
Jennifer Widom is Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Her research interests span many aspects of nontraditional data management. She is an ACM Fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, she received the ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations award in 2007 and was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2000, and she has served on a variety of program committees, advisory boards, and editorial boards.
Content
1. The Worlds of Database Systems.
2. Introduction to the Relational Model.
3. Relational Database Schema Design.
4. Higher-Level Models for Relational Design.
PART II: RELATIONAL DATABASE PROGRAMMING.
5. Algebraic and Logical Query Languages.
6. The Database Language SQL.
7. SQL Constraints and Triggers.
8. SQL Indexes and Views.
9. SQL in a Service Environment.
10. Advanced Topics in SQL.
Web Appendix A. More About Datalog.
PART III: MODELING AND PROGRAMMING IN SEMISTRUCTURED-DATA MODELS.
11. Semistructured Data Models.
2. Introduction to the Relational Model.
3. Relational Database Schema Design.
4. Higher-Level Models for Relational Design.
PART II: RELATIONAL DATABASE PROGRAMMING.
5. Algebraic and Logical Query Languages.
6. The Database Language SQL.
7. SQL Constraints and Triggers.
8. SQL Indexes and Views.
9. SQL in a Service Environment.
10. Advanced Topics in SQL.
Web Appendix A. More About Datalog.
PART III: MODELING AND PROGRAMMING IN SEMISTRUCTURED-DATA MODELS.
11. Semistructured Data Models.
