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Re: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it english?

From: david davis <ddoralist_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 07:45:34 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D744C.20031120074534@fatcity.com>


I have not read through the entire thing but from what I have seen so far, I like Data Modeling for Everyone by Sharon Allen (CurlingStome Publishing) ISBN 1904347002. It covers the theory to the implementation (Logical -> Physical transformation).

>From: <ryan_oracle_at_cox.net>
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>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: Any articles/books that take relational theory and make it
>english?
>Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:24:57 -0800
>
>I swapped emails with a member of the list and Im having trouble seeing how
>you can take 3NF, BCNF, etc... and turn that into DBA speak. One of the
>guys told me that BCNF essentially means you have a key that you can put a
>unique constraint on. Well that makes this much easier to understand.
>
>All my theory books just discuss theory. Anyone know some that split the
>difference. IE, not Codd, not CJ Date, Not the academic textbooks.
>
>Thanks.
>
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