false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172986052m/236664.jpg 236664 1 The newest edition of the classic <I>An Introduction to Database Systems</I> incorporates the latest developments in relational databases, including semantic modeling, decision support, and temporal modeling. There's better information on distributed databases, security, and the mathematics of relational databases too. With the same strong coverage of fundamental theory that made its predecessors stand out, this book ranks as the definitive textbook for those studying database systems.<p> This is an extraordinarily academic book. In his preface, C.J. Date goes so far as to lament having to use Structured Query Language (SQL) in some of his examples because it's "so far from being a true embodiment of relational principles." What's more, he writes in a very academic style, peppering his heavily footnoted prose with mathematical expressions and words like relevar and tuple. The academic style and highbrow language isn't a bad thing, since this book deals with complicated, largely abstract phenomena in depth. <p> Be aware that <I>An Introduction to Database Systems</I> is a far cry from the highly graphical, problem-focused books that target the community of commercial database developers, and as such requires more careful study. This book is about theories, concepts, and ideals rather than problems, solutions, and specific implementations. Per se, it will enable you to become a better database programmer--but only if you supplement it with practical guides and hands-on experience. <I>--David Wall</I> 229226 1 8 2003 An Introduction to Database Systems, Eighth Edition total:11|5:5|4:2|3:4|2:0|1:0| 11 45 22 3 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 14 12:14:41 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 11:31:26 -0800 2009 4 0 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Aug 04 16:52:02 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 16:55:15 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Oct 30 18:55:10 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 18:55:10 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 08:41:09 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 08:41:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 13:15:09 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:15:09 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jun 20 04:58:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 04:59:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 09:54:40 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:06:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue May 26 12:56:38 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 12:58:10 -0700 2009 1 0 0 false false Thu May 21 20:29:26 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:29:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 10 20:23:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:23:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 15 09:49:38 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:49:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 15:25:39 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 15:25:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 09:56:20 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 02 09:17:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 20 15:03:26 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 15:03:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 31 14:58:08 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 14:58:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 10 11:55:34 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 11:55:34 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 18 02:18:51 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 02:18:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jan 25 16:10:12 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 16:10:12 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 03 11:38:21 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 11:38:21 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Oct 07 11:29:12 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 11:29:16 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=236664