CS 430: Database Theory
Fall, 2009
Messages:
9/16: Please read Chapter 1 of the text in
preparation for the first lecture on 9/23.
9/25: Lectures to this point have covered the
text through Section 2.3. Today we begin relational algebra.
Please complete reading Chapter 2 by next Tuesday (9/29).
10/2: We will finish Chapter 2 today. Please
start reading Chapter 3 for Monday's lecture.
10/22: The midterm exam is available from a link
below. It is due on Friday, 10/30, at the beginning of class.
We will start Chapter 6 (SQL) on Friday.
Instructor: James L. Johnson, CF 467, Office hours: Monday,
Wednesday, 9-10, 11-12
Text: Database Systems: The Complete Book, 2nd Edition,
by Garcia-Molina, Ullman, and Widom,
Pearson (Prentice-Hall), 2009
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Midterm Exam
Grade Matrix
Advanced SQL lecture slides
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