Database Principles and Design

Author: Tao Hongcai
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is written by the author based on extensive experience in database teaching and project development, specifically designed for computer and related majors in higher education. It provides an in-depth yet accessible interpretation of the three key aspects of databases: principles, applications, and design. The main content includes: an overview of database systems, entity-relationship data model, relational data model, SQL language and its operations, database protection, relational database design theory, database application design, database application system design examples, mainstream database products, tools, and comparisons, data warehousing and data mining, as well as recent advancements in databases, and database laboratory experiments and guidance.
The book follows the background of the emergence of DBMS (Database Management System), the core of database systems, to introduce related concepts and the entire framework of databases, thereby clarifying the organic connections between database principles, applications, and design. It highlights the context and origins of theoretical development, strengthens the integration of theory with commercial RDBMS (Relational Database Management Systems) products, and emphasizes practical knowledge. The book keeps pace with the latest developments in database technology, reflects the newest mainstream database products, and provides free electronic lecture materials. With strong logical coherence, systematic structure, practicality, and applicability, this book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in computer and related fields, as well as a reference for professionals engaged in database development.