Course Basics
| Lecture: |
Tuesday/Thursday 2:40pm-3:55, Science Center 128 |
| Lab A: |
Monday 1:15 - 2:45pm, Science Center 256 |
| Lab B: |
Monday 3:00 - 4:30pm, Science Center 256 |
| Instructor: |
Ameet Soni |
| Email: |
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| Office: |
Science Center 253 |
| Office hours: |
10am to noon, Friday or by appointment |
| Prep Time (limited availability): |
Monday 10am to noon, Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 to 2:30pm |
| Course Discussion: |
Piazza (mandatory enrollment through Moodle) |
Welcome to CS44.
Databases sit at the core of all modern commercial software/systems, managing the storage, update, and retrieval of large amounts of data in an efficient manner. This course provides an introduction to database management systems (DBMS); in particular, concentrating on the theory, design, and implementation of relational database management systems. Topics covered include data models (ER and relational model); data storage and access methods (files, indices); query languages (SQL, relational algebra, relational calculus, QBE); query evaluation; query optimization; transaction management; concurrency control; crash recovery; and some advanced topics (distributed databases, object-relational databases). A project that involves implementing and testing components of a relational database management system is a large component of the course.
To enroll in this course you must have completed CPSC 35 AND
CPSC 31. This course is designated as a natural
sciences and engineering practicum (NSEP) and qualifies as a Group 2: Systems course for the CS major/minor requirements..
Required Course Textbook
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