Re: [LIU Comp Sci] Need tutoring on Relational Calculus
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:37:07 -0500
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On 12/21/2014 03:22 PM, Nicola wrote:
> In article <cdbe12c2-ae08-4b0a-a6e7-1bebdaacfa9d_at_googlegroups.com>,
> -CELKO- <jcelko212_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Take a look at: >> http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Relational-Databases-David-Maier/dp/0914894420/re >> f=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419190225&sr=8-1&keywords=theory+of+relational+databases >> >> This is still the best higher level book I know and it is cheap if you geta >> used copy.
>
> Also available from the author, free for personal use:
> http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~maier/TheoryBook/TRD.html
>
> I agree that it is a great textbook. Another good text with a formal
> treatment of relational theory is Foundation of Databases, also free for
> personal use:
>
> http://webdam.inria.fr/Alice/
Oh that is good.
>
> On a side note, Elmasri and Navathe's book, despite being one of the
> standard textbooks in many academic courses, is not among my favorite.
> Some chapters are pretty good (e.g., the treatment of indexes), but
> others are less satisfactory (e.g., the parts on normalization and
> security come to my mind). If I recall correctly, though, the part on
> relational languages was quite ok.
Not if you want to learn something.
Actually, there is not much good about the book. The beginning parts are rhetorical fluff and then the meat of the topic is given short shrift
You can have my copy if you want it.
Ruben
>
> Nicola
>
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