CSC 4480-002: Principles of Database Systems
Spring, 2018
Calendar (tentative, especially towards the end)
for the Semester
Chapters refer to our text (Elmasri/Navathi 7th Ed.)
Remember: There'll generally be a quiz first thing each week, other
than the exceptions announced or posted on the Bulletins and Reminders link.
Details of course on the quizzes link.
- Jan 22
- Chapters 1-2: Introduction and History
- Chapter 3: Entity-Relationship Model
- Jan 29
- Entity-Relationship Model
- Chapter 5: Relational Data Model
- Feb 5
- Relational Data Model
- Chapter 9.1: ERD->RDB
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Feb 12
- Chapter 8: Relational Algebra
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Feb 19
- R. Alg.
- Exam 1 (Intro, ER, RDM)
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Feb 26
- csdb and Oracle
- Chapters 6-7: SQL
- Mar 5: Midterm Break
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Mar 12
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Mar 19
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Mar 26
- EER, UML
- Chapter 9.2: EER->RDM
- Apr 2: Easter Monday
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Apr 9
- Chapter 10: Database Programming
- Chapter 15: Functional Dependencies and
Normal Forms
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Apr 16
- DB Prog
- Exam 2 (R. Alg., SQL, EER)
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Apr 23
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FD's and NF's
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Chapter 16: Decompositions
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Apr 30
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Decompositions
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Chapter 24: NoSQL
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May 2
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NoSQL
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Exam 3 (DB Prog, Relational Design Theory)
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May 10 (Mon), 8:30-11:00: Project
Presentations during our final exam slot
Last updated: Jan 16, 2018
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