Database systems : a practical approach to design, implementation, and management / Thomas M. Connolly and Carolyn E. Begg

CONTENT

Pt1. Background
Ch. 1. Introduction to databases
Ch. 2. Database environment
Pt2. The Relational Model and Languages
Ch. 3. The relational model
Ch. 4. Relational algebra and relational calculus
Ch. 5. SQL : data manipulation
Ch. 6. SQL : data definition
Ch. 7. Query-by-example
Ch. 8. Commercial RDBMSs : Office Access and Oracle
Pt3.Database Analysis and Design Techniques
Ch. 9. Database planning, design, and administration
Ch. 10. Fact-finding techniques
Ch. 11. Entity-relationship modeling
Ch. 12. Enhanced entity-relationship modeling
Ch. 13. Normalization
Ch. 14. Advanced normalization
Pt4. Methodology
Ch. 15. Methodology - conceptual database design
Ch. 16. Methodology - logical database design for the relational model
Ch. 17. Methodology - physical database design for relational databases
Ch. 18. Methodology - monitoring and tuning the operational system
Pt5. Selected Database Issues
Ch. 19. Security
Ch. 20. Transaction management
Ch. 21. Query processing
Pt6. Distributed DBMSs and Replication
Ch. 22. Distributed DBMSs - concepts and design
Ch. 23. Distributed DBMSs - advanced concepts
Ch. 24. Replication and mobile databases
Pt7.Object DBMSs
Ch. 25. Introduction to object DBMSs
Ch. 26. Object-oriented DBMSs - concepts
Ch. 27. Object-oriented DBMSs - standards and systems
Ch. 28. Object-relational DBMSs
Pt8. Web and DBMSs
Ch. 29. Web technology and DBMSs
Ch. 30. Semistructured data and XML
Pt9. Business and Intelligence
Ch. 31. Data warehousing concepts
Ch. 32. Data warehousing design
Ch. 33. OLAP
Ch. 34. Data mining.

Includes bibliographical references and index