Ebook: Database systems: a practical approach to design, implementation, and management

Part I. Background -- Part II. The Relational Model and Languages -- Part III. Database Analysis and Design -- Part IV. Methodology -- Part V. Selected Database Issues -- Part VI. Distributed DBMSs and Replication -- Part VII. Object DBMSs -- Part VIII. Web and DBMSs -- Part IX. Business Intelligence.;"This best-selling text introduces the theory behind databases in a concise yet comprehensive manner, providing database design methodology that can be used by both technical and non-technical readers. The methodology for relational Database Management Systems is presented in simple, step-by-step instructions in conjunction with a realistic worked example using three explicit phases-conceptual, logical, and physical database design."--Publisher's website.