• Part 1: Databases and database management systems: Database systems Database management system architecturePart 2: Relational modelling: Tables Redundant vs duplicated data Repeating groups Determinants and identifiers Fully-normalised tablesPart 3: Entity-relationaship modelling Introduction to entity-relationship modelling Properties of relationships Decomposition of many:many relationships Connection traps Skeleton entity-relationship models Attribute assignment First-level design Second level designPart 4: Further topics Distributed database systems Relational algebra Query optimnisation The SQL language Object orientation Appendix: The Codasyl (network) model

"... It has the very specific aim of explaining techniques and concepts. It does so from a very practical standpoint by drawing on reasonably small-scale examples. To allow the reader to measure comprehension at each stage selected exercises are provided. The 'answer pointers' at the end of the chapter readily reveal any lack of comprehension... This book is strongly recommended to serious students..... It is able to delve thoroughly into the area of data analysis and model design." --The Computer Journal. (Of the first edition)

• Part 1: Databases and database management systems: Database systems Database management system architecturePart 2: Relational modelling: Tables Redundant vs duplicated data Repeating groups Determinants and identifiers Fully-normalised tablesPart 3: Entity-relationaship modelling Introduction to entity-relationship modelling Properties of relationships Decomposition of many:many relationships Connection traps Skeleton entity-relationship models Attribute assignment First-level design Second level designPart 4: Further topics Distributed database systems Relational algebra Query optimnisation The SQL language Object orientation Appendix: The Codasyl (network) model

"... It has the very specific aim of explaining techniques and concepts. It does so from a very practical standpoint by drawing on reasonably small-scale examples. To allow the reader to measure comprehension at each stage selected exercises are provided. The 'answer pointers' at the end of the chapter readily reveal any lack of comprehension... This book is strongly recommended to serious students..... It is able to delve thoroughly into the area of data analysis and model design." --The Computer Journal. (Of the first edition)

• Part 1: Databases and database management systems: Database systems Database management system architecturePart 2: Relational modelling: Tables Redundant vs duplicated data Repeating groups Determinants and identifiers Fully-normalised tablesPart 3: Entity-relationaship modelling Introduction to entity-relationship modelling Properties of relationships Decomposition of many:many relationships Connection traps Skeleton entity-relationship models Attribute assignment First-level design Second level designPart 4: Further topics Distributed database systems Relational algebra Query optimnisation The SQL language Object orientation Appendix: The Codasyl (network) model

"... It has the very specific aim of explaining techniques and concepts. It does so from a very practical standpoint by drawing on reasonably small-scale examples. To allow the reader to measure comprehension at each stage selected exercises are provided. The 'answer pointers' at the end of the chapter readily reveal any lack of comprehension... This book is strongly recommended to serious students..... It is able to delve thoroughly into the area of data analysis and model design." --The Computer Journal. (Of the first edition)