Class Notes and Reading Guide
(Note: please visit this page frequently as it will be updated constantly during the term)

29 Aug 2017
1.   Introduction to Database Systems


Read: Chapter 1 & 2 from the textbook


Slides: in PDF: 4 slides per page
31 Aug 2017
2.   Relational Model


Read: Chapter 5 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 3 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: in PDF: 4 slides per page
5, 7, 12 Sept 2017
3.   Relational Algebra


Read: Chapter 8.1-8.5 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 6.1-6.5 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: (Set #1) in PDF: 4 slides per page


Slides: (Set #2) in PDF: 4 slides per page


Slides: (Set #3) in PDF: 4 slides per page
12, 14, 19 Sep. 2017
4.   SQL DDL


Read: Chapters 6.1-6.2 and 7.4 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 4.1-4.2 and 5.4 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: (Set #1) in PDF: 4 slides per page


Slides: (Set #1) in PDF: 4 slides per page
19, 21, 26 Sep 2017
5.   SQL DML


Read: Chapters 6.3-6.6 & 7.1 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 4.3-4.6 & 5.1 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: Set #1, in PDF: 4 slides per page


Slides: Set #2, in PDF: 4 slides per page


Slides: Set #3, in PDF: 4 slides per page


Slides: Set #4, in PDF: 4 slides per page
28 Sept, 3 Oct 2017
6.   SQL Views and Access Control


Read: Chapters 5.2-5.5 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


          Chapters 7.2-7.5 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


Slides: Set #1, in PDF: 4 slides per page (Views)


Set #2, in PDF: 4 slides per page (Access Control)
3, 5 Oct 2017
7.   SQL Transactions & Integrity Constraints


Read: Chapters 7.2-7.5 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 5.2-5.5 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: in PDF: 4 slides per page
12, 17, 19 Oct 2017
8.   Embedded SQL


Read: Chapters 10-11 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapter 13-14 and 21-22 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: Set #1 in PDF: 4 slides per page (PL/SQL)


Set #2 in PDF: 4 slides per page (ESQL)


Set #3 in PDF: 4 slides per page (JDBC)
27, 31 Oct, 2 Nov 2017
9.   DB Design - Normalization


Read: Chapter 14 and Sections 15.2-15.5 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 15 and Sections 16.2-16.5 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides: (Set #1) in PDF: 4 slides per page


(Set #2) in PDF: 4 slides per page


(Set #3) in PDF: 4 slides per page
2, 7, 9 Nov 2017
10.   DB Design - Conceptual Design, ER and EER Model


Read: Chapters 3, 4 and 9 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 7-10 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Set #1 in PDF: 4 slides per page


Set #2 in PDF: 4 slides per page


Set #3 in PDF: 4 slides per page (ER to Relational Mapping)
14, 16, 21, 28 Nov 2017
11.   Physical Organization: Storage, Files & Indexing


Read: Chapters 16 and 17 from textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 17-18 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides Set #1 in PDF: 4 slides per page


Set #2 in PDF: 4 slides per page


Set #3 in PDF: 4 slides per page (Files)


Set #4 in PDF: 4 slides per page (Indexing)
30 Nov, 5, 7 Dec 2017
12.   Transaction Processing (TP)


Read: Chapters 20 and 21 from the textbook (7th Ed.)


          Chapters 21 and 22 from the textbook (6th Ed.)


Slides Set #1 in PDF: 4 slides per page (Concurrency Control)


Set #2 in PDF: 4 slides per page


Set #3 in PDF: 4 slides per page (Recovery)