English Title : An Introduction to Relational Database Theory
عنوان فارسی : مقدمه ای بر نظریه پایگاه داده رابطه ای
Description
This book introduces you to the theory of relational databases, focusing on the application of that theory to the design of computer languages that properly embrace it. The book is intended for those studying relational databases as a part of a degree course in Information Technology (IT).
Table of contents
part 1 Introduction
part 2 Values, Types, Variables, Operators
part 3 Predicates and Propositions
part 4 Relational Algebra—The Foundation
part 5 Building on The Foundation
part 6 Constraints and Updating
part 7 Database Design I: Projection-Join Normalization
Hugh Darwen was employed in IBM’s software development divisions from 1967 to 2004. In the early part of his career, he was involved in DBMS development; from 1978 to 1982, he was one of the chief architects of an IBM product called Business System 12, a product that faithfully embraced the principles of the relational model. He was an active participant in the development of the international standard for SQL (and related standards) from 1988 to 2004. Based in the UK, for several years after his retirement from IBM in 2004, he taught relational database theory at Warwick University. He was also a a tutor and course development consultant for the Open University from 1988 to 2013. Other than his books at Bookboon his publications have all been collaborative efforts with Chris Date, perhaps the best known and mostly highly acclaimed author in the field of relational databases:
