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Second Edition
By
Jan Harrington, Professor and Department Chair, Computer Science, Marist College, Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.
Description
Fully revised and updated, Relational Database Design, Second Edition is the most lucid and effective introduction to relational
database design available. Here, you'll find the conceptual and practical information you need to develop a design that ensures data
accuracy and user satisfaction while optimizing performance, regardless of your experience level or choice of DBMS.
Supporting the
book's step-by-step instruction are three case studies illustrating the planning, analysis, and design steps involved in arriving at
a sound design. These real-world examples include object-relational design techniques, which are addressed in greater detail in a new
chapter devoted entirely to this timely subject.
Audience
SQL programmers, database developers, database adminstrators, database designers, upper division undergraduate-level courses in computer science or data management
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Part One: Theory
Chapter 1: Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 2: Introduction
Chapter 3: Entities
and Data Relationships
Chapter 4: Historical Antecedents
Chapter 5: The Relational Data Model
Chapter 6: Normalization
Chapter 7:
Database Structure and Performance Tuning
Chapter 8: Codd's Rules
Chapter 9: Integrating Objects
Part Two: Practice
Chapter 10:
Using SQL to Implement a Relational Design
Chapter 11: Using CASE Tools for Database Design
Chapter 12: Database Design Case Study
#1: Mighty-Mite Motors
Chapter 13: Database Design Case Study #2: East Coast Aquarium
Chapter 14: Database Design Case Study #3: Independent
Intelligence Agency
Glossary
Index
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 416 pages, publication date: APR-2002
ISBN-13: 978-1-55860-820-7
ISBN-10: 1-55860-820-6
Imprint: MORGAN KAUFFMAN
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