Data modeling and database design /
Narayan S. Umanath, University of Cincinnati, Richard W. Scamell, University of Houston.
- Second edition.
- xxiv, 754 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Database systems: architecture and components -- pt. 1. Conceptual data modeling. Foundation concepts -- Entity-relationship modeling -- Enhanced entity-relationship (EER) modeling -- Modeling complex relationships -- pt. 2. Logical data modeling. The relational data model -- pt. 3. Normalization. Functional dependencies -- Normal forms based on functional dependencies -- Higher normal forms -- pt. 4. Database implementation using the relational data model. Database creation -- Relational algebra -- Structured Query Language (SQL) -- Advanced data manipulation using SQL -- Appendices. A. Data modeling architectures based on the inverted tree and network data structures -- B. Object-oriented data modeling architectures.
Presents a conceptually complete coverage of indispensable topics that each MIS student should learn if that student takes only one database course.