五南文化廣場網路書店Written by well-known computer scientists, this accessible and succinct introduction to database systems focuses on database design and use. The authors provide in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the database designer, user, and application programmer, leaving implementation for later courses. It is the first database systems text to cover such topics as UML, algorithms for manipulating dependencies in relations, extended relational algebra, PHP, 3-tier architectures, data cubes, XML, XPATH, XQuery, XSLT
本書特色
1 . Gradiance (the most advanced online assessment tool developed for computer science) available with the text. With its innovative underlying technology, Gradiance uses online homework assignments and SQL programming labs to provide true learning experiences for students.
2 . Large variety of real-world examples ensure the presentation is readable and engaging.
3 . Extensive treatment of database modeling teaches about this important first step of the planning process.
4 . Coverage of advanced issues important to database designers and users includes discussions of views, integrity constraints, assertions, triggers, transactions, authorization, and recursion in SQL: 1999 .
5 . Discussion of how to successfully plan a database application before building it reflects how these plans are developed in the real world.
6 . Extensive exercises in almost every section provides students with the opportunity to practice and apply the concepts they''ve learned in each chapter.
