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by Ramez Elmasri (Author), Shamkant B. Navathe (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1009 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson Education; 4 edition (21 Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0321204484
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321204486
  • Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.7 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Fundamentals of Database Systems has become the world-wide leading textbook because it combines clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and excellent examples with up-to-date introductions and modern database technologies. This book has been revised and updated to reflect the latest trends in technological and application development. This fourth edition expands on many of the most popular database topics, including SQL, security, and data mining along with an introduction to UML modeling and an entirely new chapter on XML and Internet databases.



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Fundamentals of Database Systems combines clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and excellent examples with up-to-date introductions to modern database technologies. This edition is completely revised and updated, and reflects the latest trends in technological and application development. Professors Elmasri and Navathe focus on the relational model and include coverage of recent object-oriented developments. They also address advanced modeling and system enhancements in the areas of active databases, temporal and spatial databases, and multimedia information systems. This edition also surveys the latest application areas of data warehousing, data mining, web databases, digital libraries, GIS, and genome databases. New to the Third Edition
  • Reorganized material on data modeling to clearly separate entity relationship modeling, extended entity relationship modeling, and object-oriented modeling
  • Expanded coverage of the object-oriented and object/relational approach to data management, including ODMG and SQL3
  • Uses examples from real database systems including OracleTM and Microsoft AccessAE
  • Includes discussion of decision support applications of data warehousing and data mining, as well as emerging technologies of web databases, multimedia, and mobile databases
  • Covers advanced modeling in the areas of active, temporal, and spatial databases
  • Provides coverage of issues of physical database tuning
  • Discusses current database application areas of GIS, genome, and digital libraries


0805317554B04062001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars hard going as student text book, 8 Feb 2005
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Though this contains a good overview of database systems it is an extreamly complex and hard-to-read book. I studied 3 modules of learning about database systems while I was at university and the lecturer for every single one recommended this book.

If your looking for a book with a lot of clear diagrams and information on databases thats straight-to-the-point this isn't the book for you. A much better introduction to databases is "Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (International Computer Science S.)
Carolyn Begg, Thomas Connolly".

Whenever I read any part of this book it would make me more confused about the topic than I was already. If your a student and your considering buying this book I would definatly recommend getting it out your library first and seeing if you like the writing style before spending all that money on it.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For newbee's a very fundamentaly sound book, 23 Jan 1999
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Database Systems (Hardcover)
For the beginers a very good book. It gives a high level database architecture of relational database. Good examples to follow the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book rocks!, 26 Nov 1998
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Database Systems (Hardcover)
It is a very good book for readers who have no prior knowledge of databases. The writers have arranged the chapters in a very systematic manner that enables you to gradually get a grasp of the subject. In fact the book would also prove good for readers who may have worked on DBMS softwares but not really knowing the "theory of databases". Excellent book for developing your database concepts - concepts that go a long way. A perfect book to be used as a text book in schools. The section on "Design Techniques" is something you would find yourself refering back to even when you're implementing real world systems.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Textbook - OK but dull and not always practical.
Some useful information but poor presentation and a dull read.
Basically just another database textbook with nothing in particular to recommend it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must if you want to design a database
A very nice book, clear and with nice examples. It's not so simple but gives you the basic and advanced concepts that a person need to design and implement a database. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of knowledge, but sometimes to abstract
As a student just started studying computer science, and knowing nothing about relational databases, I think that the author use to much mathematics to explain simple relations... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, practical theory.
I originally purchased this book for a class in database design. It's one of the few books I go back to. Read more
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