6.893 Database Systems, Fall 2004

This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the foundations of database systems, focusing on basics such as the relational algebra and data model, query optimization, query processing, and transactions. This is not a course on database design or SQL programming (though we will discuss...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madden, Samuel R. (Samuel Ross), 1976-
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36861
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Summary:This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the foundations of database systems, focusing on basics such as the relational algebra and data model, query optimization, query processing, and transactions. This is not a course on database design or SQL programming (though we will discuss these issues briefly). It is designed for students who have taken 6.033 (or equivalent); no prior database experience is assumed though students who have taken an undergraduate course in databases are encouraged to attend.