Relational Database Theory: A Comprehensive Introduction

Relational Database Theory: A Comprehensive Introduction, 9780805302493 (0805302492), Addison Wesley, 1993

This book presents a systematic treatment of the formal theory of the relational model of data, which is the foundation of current database management systems. It can be used as a text for a graduate course in database theory, or as an additional reference for an undergraduate course on data management. It will also be useful to researchers and professionals as a comprehensive introduction to the technical literature and its applications.

Relational database theory has been a popular subject of research for more than twenty years, since E. F. Codd published his seminal papers in the early 1970s. The subject is important for various reasons. First, results obtained in relational theory, for instance those on normal forms, are being used by practitioners in database design. Second, while many research problems have been solved, many remain open. New avenues continue to be explored, some of which have connections to current topics of investigation in other fields, such as logic programming and object-orientation. Third, the techniques used in relational database theory and explored in this book will serve any student in theoretical computer science well, as these tools can be usefully applied to various divisions of computer science.

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