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| View Larger Image | DataBase Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (4th Edition) (International Computer Science)
by Thomas M. Connolly, Carolyn E. Begg
| | List Price: | $123.40 | | Price: | $98.72 | | You Save: | $24.68 (20%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 40319 | | Studio: | Addison Wesley | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 1400 | | Publication Date: | June 20, 2004 | | Publisher: | Addison Wesley |
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Product Description
This book places a strong emphasis on good design practice, allowing readers to master design methodology in an accessible, step-by-step fashion. In this book, database design methodology is explicitly divided into three phases: conceptual, logical, and physical. Each phase is described in a separate chapter with an example of the methodology working in practice. Extensive treatment of the Web as an emerging platform for database applications is covered alongside many code samples for accessing databases from the Web including JDBC, SQLJ, ASP, ISP, and Oracle's PSP. A thorough update of later chapters covering object-oriented databases, Web databases, XML, data warehousing, data mining is included in this new edition. A clear introduction to design implementation and management issues, as well as an extensive treatment of database languages and standards, make this book an indispensable, complete reference for database professionals. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 38 reviews)
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Not for the classroom 
For two quarters now, I have had a one-chapter reading assignment out of this book for a total of 20 chapters. This book is nearly impossible to read. The only reason you would want a text this expansive is if you planned to write your own database system to compete with MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc..
May 14, 2008 | |
Good book for databases 
I purchased this book for a Database Management Systems course and found it to be a very useful text-book. The concepts are easy to understand and the authors provide plenty of examples for better understanding.
My only problem was that our course instructor used the same examples as the book in class and that got boring towards the end of the semester.
However, overall I believe that the book is very useful and will definitely recommend it to friends.
March 26, 2008 | |
incorrectly named 
It should be named "how to writing SQL for MS Access, Oracle 7i and xxx" since that is all about. It is weird to me why "Design" is in the title. There is absolutely nothing covered on what is inside a RMDB, man.
April 20, 2007 | |
Great purchase 
This book was required by a course I am taking, so I can not buy another one, but I think it is a great book. It has also helps you learn a database language. I forgot what it is bec I did nt use it yet, but it very helpful.
March 08, 2007 | |
Excellent, for practitioners and beginners. Other reviews are a puzzle
I was almost put off buying this book by some of the very negative reviews. I bought the book. I have designed a few databases but that is not my main job, and I wanted to get up to speed on database design and use for a short project that I am leading. I have bought several books on the subject, and this is one of the most useful. The book is detailed, which means that if you want to go into detail you can, e.g. on what normal form is and how to use it, of the difference between relational and OO design. However, the book is designed so that one does not have to go into detail, one can get a good overview of the subject and start creating databases soon after reading it. Perhaps this book offends some tecchy purists, but most business people who need to understand databases will find this book valuable.
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