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Description
This upper-level undergraduate course is an introductory course in the area of
databases, with a focus on database models and languages. Topics to
be covered include: database design with the Entity-Relationship model, the
relational data model and its algebra, SQL and database programming, and the
theory of relational database design; additional topics will be covered as
time permits.
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Course Outcomes
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- Knowledge of fundamental concepts of file and database management.
- Knowledge of database design principles, and ability to model real-world
environments using the ER model.
- Knowledge of the formal principles of the relational database model and
its query languages, and ability to design relational databases and express
queries in the relational algebra and calculus.
- Knowledge of the Structured Query Language (SQL) and database programming
principles, and ability to author SQL queries and implement Java database
applications using the Oracle database system.
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Knowledge of the basic principles of the mathematical theory of database
design, and ability to design databases that adhere to Boyce-Codd Normal Form.
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Experience in the complete database creative process: from database design,
to database constuction, to database programming.
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Time and Place
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Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-2:45, Sandbridge 107
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Instructor
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Dr. Ami Motro
Office: ENG-4415
Telephone: 703-993-1665
Email: ami@gmu.edu
Web: http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~ami
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 3:00-4:00 pm
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Teaching Assistant
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Yifeng Gao & Priya Mani
Office hours: Wednesday 3:30-5:00 pm & Thursday 4:30-6:00 pm
Location: to be announced
Email: ygao12@masonlive.gmu.edu & pmani@masonlive.gmu.edu
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Prerequisites
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Grade of C or better in CS 310 (Data Structures) and CS 330 (Formal Methods and Models).
Specifically, good background in
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Discrete mathematics (e.g., set theory and mathematical logic)
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Programming (good knowledge of Java)
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Data structures and algorithms
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Computer architecture and operating systems
Prerequisites are strictly enforced!
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Requirements
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Three exams and seven homework assignments and
projects, most requiring computer work.
The final grade will be based on exams (75%) and homework assignments (25%).
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Textbooks
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Comprehensive instructor notes ("slides") will be made available. These two books are recommended for further reading:
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Database Systems - An Application-Oriented Approach, Introductory Version, 2nd
Edition
Kifer, Bernstein, and Lewis
Addison-Wesley/Pearson, 2004
ISBN-10: 0321228383
ISBN-13: 9780321268457
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Oracle 10g Programming: A Primer
Sunderraman
Addison-Wesley, 2008
ISBN-10: 0321463048
ISBN-13: 978-0321463043