anthony@sun1.cs.uh.edu (Anthony M. Baldassarre) (03/10/89)
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Ramez Elmasri
University of Houston
Shamkant Navathe
University of Florida
FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE SYSTEMS
ISBN 0-8053-0145-3
300+ drawings & diagrams, hardbound, ~ 800 pp., 1989
The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
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Fundamentals of Database Systems is the text you've
been waiting for. Its balanced coverage of theory and imple-
mentation, logical and physical design, and the major models
is unique and exactly on target. The authors blend their
extensive knowledge of database systems with well-chosen
examples to create a theoretically sound, pragmatic, and
comprehensive text. Up-to-date information on emerging
trends such as object-oriented and expert database systems
complement the coverage of database theory, models, and
design. You won't find a better balanced, more current text!
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Fundamentals of Database Systems Strikes the Perfect Balance
with...
> In-Depth Presentation of > Meaningful, Detailed Exam-
Data Models ples
All the key data models To enhance the text's
are presented in detail and practical applicaions,
independently from real sys- Elmasri and Navathe use
tems. In Chapter 3 you'll information from one realis-
find a thorough yet accessi- tic database in all the
ble introduction to the con- examples. (The sample data-
ceptually important entity- base tracks personnel and
relationship model. The project information for a
implementation models (rela- large company.) The same
tional, hierarchical, and operations and queries are
network) are discussed indi- repeated for each separate
vidually in Part II, with data model and language as
particular emphasis on the they are introduced. This
relational data model. A method shows fundamental
unique comparison of the database system concepts and
models in Chapter 12 pro- eases the process of compar-
vides a useful summary of ing the differences and
the material. similarities among models
and query languages.
> Balanced Coverage of
Theory and Implementation > Up-to-Date Coverage
Elmasri and Navathe You'll find the text
find the perfect balance in reflects the latest develop-
their treatment of database ments and trends in database
system principles and imple- systems. Fundamentals of
mentation. For each topic Database Systems features
they first build a clear in-dept coverage of the
conceptual framework annd relational data model;
then discuss examples of unique material comparing
applications and implementa- and contrasting advanced
tion in detail. This unique database modeling and
approach makes the text edu- knowledge representation
cationally sound, and prac- systems; and a thorough dis-
tical as both a teaching cussion of object-oriented
tool and reference. modeling, its applications,
and implementation. Part V
> Modular Organization focuses specifically on
emerging trends including
The authors present real systems, new applica-
each topic separately and tions for engineering
independently in self- design, and the relationship
contained chapters. The between databases and logic
result is a pedagogically programming.
superior text that gives you
maximum flexibility in
course planning; you can
tailor the text's topics and
order of presentation to fit
your course.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I % Basic Concepts Part II % Database Models
and Languages
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Chapter 1 | Databases and
Database Users Chapter 6 | The Relational
Data Mode and Relational
Chapter 2 | DBMS Concepts Algebra
and Architecture
Chapter 7 | SQL - A Rela-
Chapter 3 | Data Modeling tional Database Language
Using the Entity-
Relationship Model Chapter 8 | The Relational
Calculus - A Formal Query
Chapter 4 | Record Storage Language
and Primary File Organiza-
tions Chapter 9 | The QUEL and
QBE Relational Languages
Chapter 5 | Index Struc-
tures for Files Chapter 10 | The Hierarchi-
cal Data Model
Chapter 11 | The Network
Data Model
Chapter 12 | Comparison of
Data Models
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Part III % Database Design Part IV % System Implementa-
tion Techniques
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Chapter 13 | Functional
Dependencies and Normaliza- Chapter 17 | The System
tion for Relational Data- Catalog
bases
Chapter 18 | Query Process-
Chapter 14 | Relational ing and Optimization
Database Design Algorithms
and Further Dependencies Chapter 19 | Transactions,
Recovery, and Concurrency
Chapter 15 | Advanced Data Control
Modeling and Knowledge
Representation Concepts Chapter 20 | Security and
Integrity Constraints
Chapter 16 | Overview of the
Database Design Process
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Part V % Current Trends in Part VI % Commercial Data-
Database Systems base Systems
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Chapter 21 | Distributed Chapter 23 | Examples of
Databases Relational (DB2), Hierarchi-
cal (IMS), Network (IDMS),
Chapter 22 | Emerging Data- and other DBMSs (VBASE)
base Techonologies and
Applications
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ramez Elmasri is Asso- Shamkant Navathe is
ciate Professor of Computer professor of Computer and
Science at the Universiy of Information Sciences and
Houston. He holds his Ph.D. affiliated with the Database
degree in Computer Science Systems Research and
from Stanford Universiy. His Development Center at the
research interests include University of Florida at
distributed systems, data Gainesville. He is known for
modeling and query his work on dataconversion,
languages, and knowledge- logical database design,
based systems. He is well- database modeling, distri-
known for his research in buted database allocation,
extending the Entity- and database integration. He
Relationship model and in has worked with IBM and Sie-
developing the accompanying mens in their research divi-
GORDAS query language. Prior sions and has been a consul-
to joining the University of tant to various companies,
Houston, he was a principal including Honeywell, CCA,
research scientist at and Digital. Professor
Honeywell Computer Sciences Navathe served as Program
Center in Minnesota. At Chairman of the 1985 ACM-
Honeywell he worked on the SIGMOD International Confer-
design and implementation of ence on the Management of
a prototype distributed Data, and is an associate
database management system, editor of Data and Knowledge
DDTS. Engineering and ACM Comput-
ing Surveys.
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REVIEWS
"The examples they use "I like the arrange-
are especially informative. ment, all of the data models
The book covers important are gathered into one
material like data model cohesive part of the book".
mappings and has more - Julia Hodges, University
breadth than any other of Mississippi.
text". - Yannis Ioannidis,
University of Wisconsin.
"Better level of treat-
ment of hierarchical and
network models than any
other book". - Davis Stem-
ple, University of Mas-
sachusetts.
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Anthony M. Baldassarre (anthony@cs.uh.edu)
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