First Course in Database Systems, A,9780136006374

First Course in Database Systems, A

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780136006374
ISBN10: 013600637X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-09-26
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

Written by well-known computer scientists, this accessible and succinct introduction to database systems focuses on database design and use. It provides in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the database designer, user, and application programmer. The authors provide an overview of important programming systems (e.g., SQL, JDBC, PSM, CLI, PHP, XQuery, etc.) and the intellectual framework to put them into context. For software engineers, database engineers, and programmers.

Table of Contents

The Worlds of Database Systems
Introduction to the Relational Model
Relational Database Schema Design
Higher-Level Models for Relational Design
Relational Database Programming
Algebraic and Logical Query Languages
The Database Language SQL
SQL Constraints and Triggers
SQL Indexes and Views
SQL in a Service Environment
Advanced Topics in SQL.Web
More About Datalog
Modeling and Programming In Semistructured-Data Models
Semistructured Data Models
Query Languages for Semistructured Data
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