First Course in Database Systems, A

Giving comprehensive coverage of all aspects of SQL programming, this student-friendly text adopts a user-oriented approach. It covers the design of databases using both the E/R model and the OO standard ODL, and explains object-oriented and object-relational database programming. It also covers the OO standard OQL and object-oriented features of SQL3, and advanced database programming, including integrity constraints, assertions, triggers and recursion in SQL3.

This concise introduction to Database Systems offers an accessible, user-oriented approach. Covers the latest database standards—OQL, ODL, SQL2, and SQL3—with detailed explanations of how to use ODL and E/R to design databases. The book also features excellent coverage of SQL with more depth than most other texts. The book is suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning MS or PhD students.