Fundamentals of Database Systems Author: Amazon Prime | Language: English | ISBN:
0136086209 | Format: EPUB
Fundamentals of Database Systems Description
Clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and an up-to-date introduction to modern database technologies result in a leading introduction to database systems. Intended for computer science majors, Fundamentals of Database Systems, 6/e emphasizes math models, design issues, relational algebra, and relational calculus.
A lab manual and problems give students opportunities to practice the fundamentals of design and implementation. Real-world examples serve as engaging, practical illustrations of database concepts. The Sixth Edition maintains its coverage of the most popular database topics, including SQL, security, and data mining, and features increased emphasis on XML and semi-structured data.
- Hardcover: 1200 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley; 6 edition (April 9, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0136086209
- ISBN-13: 978-0136086208
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 1.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This is a textbook that was written for post-doctoral computer science students who enjoy discussing advanced set theory and predicate calculus rather than for those who wish to learn how a database is constructed. It is written at such a high level that there are many prerequisite courses one would need just to be able to start reading, or at least be able to read it without agony past chapter 17.
The discussions of XML begin well past what one would cover in an entire undergraduate XML course, and the assignments are so extraordinary that some of them in later chapters took 6+ hours to ponder, research and agonize over a single question. I have a great deal of practical database experience on a number of platforms and found this book very difficult to read.
Many of the discussions are incomprehensible for a beginner (or in many cases an experienced database professional!) and require a broad range of prior learning in order to make sense of the content. For virtually every concept in this enormous textbook, the path to the most difficult possible explanation is taken. The accompanying database sample is poorly designed and ill-considered and does not reflect any of the concepts of normalization in its design. For many of the SQL exercises, the queries will not produce any results so data must be keyed manually in order to yield results. It is an introductory textbook, yet provides no instructions on how to build the database for those who are new to SQL, UNIX or the database they intend to use to do the first assignments. I have helped over a dozen bright, capable, IT graduate students through a course using this textbook who read chapters two or more times with no comprehension.
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