Database Systems: The Complete Book

This introduction to database systems offers a readable comprehensive approach with engaging, real-world examples—users will learn how to successfully plan a database application before building it. The first half of the book provides in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the database designer, user, and application programmer, while the second half of the book provides in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the DBMS implementor. The first half of the book focuses on database design, database use, and implementation of database applications and database management systems—it covers the latest database standards SQL:1999, SQL/PSM, SQL/CLI, JDBC, ODL, and XML, with broader coverage of SQL than most other books. The second half of the book focuses on storage structures, query processing, and transaction management—it covers the main techniques in these areas with broader coverage of query optimization than most other books, along with advanced topics including multidimensional and bitmap indexes, distributed transactions, and information integration techniques. A professional reference for database designers, users, and application programmers.

JEFFREY D. ULLMAN is the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of 16 books, including Elements of ML Programming (Prentice Hall 1998). His research interests include data mining, information integration, and electronic education. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award, the SIGMOD Contributions Award, and the Knuth Prize.

JENNIFER WIDOM is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Her research interests include query processing on data streams, data caching and replication, semistructured data and XML, and data warehousing. She is a former Guggenheim Fellow and has served on numerous program committees, advisory boards, and editorial boards.

HECTOR GARCIA-MOLINA is the L. Bosack and S. Lerner Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. His research interests include digital libraries, information integration, and database application on the Internet. He was a recipient of the SIGMOD Innovations Award and is a member of PITAC (President's Information-Technology Advisory Council).