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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Apress
Publication date June 25, 2007
Pages 376
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781590597453
ISBN-10 1590597451
Dimensions 1.25 by 7.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight 2 lbs.
Original list price $64.99
Summaries and Reviews
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Relational databases hold data, right? They do indeed, but to think of a database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful way of thinking lies in relational technologys foundation in the mathematical disciplines of logic and set theory.

Databases contain truths or propositions describing some area of interest such as a business. Those truths are organized into sets. Operations from logic and set theory can be applied to existing sets of truths to derive new sets of truths. Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals introduces you to this way of thinking, to the logic and set theory that underlies relational database technology. All this may sound abstract now, but there are profound benefits from the deeper understanding youll gain from this book.

The math that you'll learn in this book will put you above the level of understanding of most database professionals today. You'll better understand the technology and be able to apply it more effectively. You'll avoid data anomalies like redundancy and inconsistency. Understanding whats in this book will take your mastery of relational technology to heights you may not have thought possible.

This book is reviewed and endorsed by C. J. Date and features a foreword by the same.

Table of Contents

  1. Logic: Introduction
  2. Set Theory: Introduction
  3. Some More Logic
  4. Relations and Functions
  5. Tables and Database States
  6. Tuple, Table, and Database Predicates
  7. Specifying Database Designs
  8. Specifying State Transition Constraints
  9. Data Retrieval
  10. Data Manipulation
  11. Implementing Database Designs in Oracle
  12. Summary and Conclusions


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9781590597453 | details & prices | 376 pages | 7.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $64.99
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With Lex Dehaan | from Apress (November 4, 2014)
9781430211846 | details & prices | 379 pages | List price $64.99
With Chris Date (other contributor), Hugh Darwen (other contributor) | from Apress (December 16, 2011)
9781430242840 | details & prices | 376 pages | 7.50 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $59.99
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