Fundamentals of Database Management Systems

This lean, focused text concentrates on giving students a clearunderstanding of database fundamentals while providing a broadsurvey of all the major topics of the field. The result is a textthat is easily covered in one semester, and that only includestopics relevant to the database course. Mark Gillenson, an associate editor of the Journal of Database Management, has 15years experience of working with and teaching at IBM Corp. and 15years of teaching experience at the college level. He writes in aclear, friendly style that progresses step-by-step through all ofthe major database topics. Each chapter begins with a story about areal company's database application, and is packed with examples. When students finish the text, they will be able to immediatelyapply what they've learned in business.