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BOOK PREVIEW >>> 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. * * * 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! * * * 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. * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................ Part I % Basic Concepts Part II % Database Models and Languages ............................................................ 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 ............................................................ Part III % Database Design Part IV % System Implementa- tion Techniques ............................................................ 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 ............................................................ Part V % Current Trends in Part VI % Commercial Data- Database Systems base Systems ............................................................ 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 ............................................................ * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * ORDER INFORMATION Available now from: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. 390 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Call toll free 1-800-950-BOOK % % % Anthony M. Baldassarre (anthony@cs.uh.edu) RCC/CRCC Department of Computer Science University of Houston