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Instructor: Dr. Jessica Lin Office: Science
& Technology II, Room 453 Phone:
703-993-4693 Email:
jessica [AT] cs [DOT] gmu [DOT] edu Office Hours: TBA TA
Huaming Liu
Email:
hliu5 [AT] gmu [DOT] edu
Office
Hours: TBA
Classes
Tuesday/Thursday
3:00-4:15pm
Innovation Hall 134 Prerequisites: C or better in CS 310 and CS 330
Grading
Assignment/Project: 35%
Quiz: 5%
Midterm: 25%
Final: 35%
Exams Quizzes
will be given in the beginning of the class. They may or may not be
announced in advance. The
lowest quiz grade will be dropped at the end of the semester.
There will be a midterm exam and a final exam covering lectures and
readings (both will be in class, closed book). The final exam
(comprehensive) includes topics covered in the entire semester. Exams
must be taken at the scheduled time and place. Missed exams cannot be
made up.
Honor Code
Statement Please be
familiar with the GMU Honor Code. Any deviation from this is considered
an Honor Code violation. All assignments for this class are individual
unless otherwise specified. Tentative
Topics
Ch.1: Overview
of Database Systems
Ch.2: Introduction to Database Design
Ch.3: The Relational Model
Ch.4: Relational Algebra
Ch.5: SQL
Ch.8: Storage and Indexing
Ch.9:Storing
Data: Disks and Files
Ch.10: Tree-Structured Indexing
Ch.11:
Hash-Based Indexing
Ch.19: Schema Refinement and Normal Forms
Ch.26:
Data Mining
 Note: If time permits, more
chapters will be added.
| Textbook
"Database
Management Systems"
3rd Edition
by Ramakrishnan and Gehrke |
Tentative
Schedule - TBA
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