This introductory database text uses a hands-on approach to relational database systems, and emphasizes both conceptual and physical database design and tuning. It also covers advanced topics which can be used for a second course on databases, including: parallel and distributed database systems; transaction processing; decision support (OLAP, warehousing, data mining); object-relational systems; and active and deductive database systems. Features include: a chapter covering physical database design; a thorough treatment of implementation topics; a quantitative approach; and coverage of file organization.
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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book is TERRIBLE,
By Kristi Jacobson (Makanda, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Database Management Systems (Hardcover)
This book was required for my database course, so I didn't really have a choice about buying it. It has numerous typos (I stopped marking them when I hit 7 or 8 by the third chapter) which often cause problems because they're not spelling errors but rather substitutions of terms or incorrect figure numbers. Also, a large portion of the questions at the end of chapter 5 cover material that is not presented until chapter 6. I'm a college student so I don't have much money. I've had to buy 2 additional books for this course just to understand what's going on. There are VERY few examples (it really seems like the more complex the topic, the fewer examples are shown). Figures are usually only printed once, even if they are referred to repeatedly, so be prepared to spend time flipping back and forth to view a table that was shown to you several chapters ago. Moreover, formal definitions are given without explanation. As a 'learning' tool this book does more harm than good. It might have some value as a reference book because it concisely covers a very wide range of topics. The book makes more sense if you read it when you already know/understand everything (maybe that's why some instructors seem to love it). However, for students it's like trying to put a puzzle together when you don't have all the pieces and you don't have a clue what the picture is supposed to look like. By the way, I'm also a straight 'A' senior, and trying to learn from this book has been one of the most frustrating and unrewarding experiences I've had in college thus far. Just BEWARE!!!
23 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good book ! PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!,
By Abhi Bhattacharjee (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Database Management Systems (Hardcover)
I was forced to buy this book as my instructor follows this book in his graduate level database management class. I was really disappointed after "studying" this book. I do not know the expertise level of the author in database management but he does not know how to explain different aspects of database management systems. I think he feels obligated to use complex sentences in his book to explain various topics. Probably he does not know that in the scientific world using simple sentences are more norm than fashion. After reading some of the topics, I was really lost. For eg. on normalization the author does not even talk about first normal, second normal form but starts from the BCNF. The chapters on tree structured indexing and hash-based indexing are horrible. While reading these chapters, there were times, when I was totally confused and wondered what exactly the author was trying to convey. I would suggest to author to read the book "Modern Database Management" by McFadden, Hoffer and Prescott in order to "learn" how to write a book and how to explain topics in a simpler way. I am really disppointed with the author. I will not recommend any computer science students to buy this book for reference and would not recommend instructors to follow this book in their classes. Buying this book was a waste of money.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not for novices! It's a good monography; average textbook.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Database Management Systems (Hardcover)
Most of examples in this book are in words, not in pictures. Text is not structured very well, key words are not highlighted with bold font as you'd expected. You have to do your own work with highlighter / pencil to find and mark the key points in the text. Examples, if any, are explained sometimes too briefly. Problems and especially solutions to the problems (on the author's web site) are very good. This book is not for novices; you'll have to invest a lot of time to understand the subject and what was implied by the author.
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