Database Management Systems - Grand Format

Database Management Systems, known for its practical emphasis and comprehensive coverage, has quickly become me of the leading texts for database courses. The third edition f tunes new material on database application development, with a focus on Internet applications. The hands-on approach immdures students to current standards, including JDBC. XML, and 3-tier applica tion A new. flexible organization allows instructors to teach either an applications-oriented course man introductory systems-oriented course.
The revised "part" organization with overviewnew chapters makes it easy to select the chapters you need ; in-depth chapters within each pan can he optional. This very current new edition also features pedagogical improvements (e.g.. chapter objectives, review questions) and updated and extended discussions of data mining. database tuning wizard , decision support. information retrieval. Internet security, object-oriented databases, trans-actin processing, and XML data management.
The coverage has been revised and expanded dim ghoul so reflect the new SQL : 1993 standard. The new website includes extensive instructor resources : Exercise solutions, Lecture slides in PowerPoint, Postscript. and PDF formats, Notes on setting up and using Oracle. DB2, and SQL Server, Online solutions and sample databases for al SQL exercises, Programming exercises and solutions for database application development, New online instructor's guide with chapter summaries and teaching lips, Online chapter on QBE ; online end-to-end Case Study.