Course Schedule ECS165A WQ2008 (tentative)

Date Topic
Reading (4th Edition)
T, January 8 Organizational Issues, Introduction Handout; Chapter 1
R, January 10 Entity-Relationship Model Chapter 2
T, January 15 Entity-Relationship Model, emphasis on relationship type constraints (min,max) Chapter 2
R, January 17 Relational Model Chapter 3
T, January 22 Relational Model and Algebra Chapter 3
R, January 24 Relational Algebra Chapter 3
T, January 29 SQL Chapter 4, SQL Tutorial
R, January 31 SQL Chapter 4, SQL Tutorial
T, February 5 SQL Chapter 4, SQL Tutorial
R, February 7 SQL Chapter 4, SQL Tutorial
T, February 12 Data Modifications, Views, Integrity Constraints Sections 4.7,4.11,4.12
R, February 14 MIDTERM MIDTERM
T, February 19 Integrity constraints, triggers Sections 6.3, 6.4
R, February 21 Triggers (examples), Start with Storage and File Structures Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.4-6
T, February 26 Storage and File Structures; Start with Indexing Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.4-6, 12.1
R, February 28 Indexing Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.10
T, March 4 Query Processing and Optimization Sections 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
R, March 6 Query Processing and Optimization Sections 13.4-13.7, 14.1-14.4
T, March 11 Transaction Processing Sections 15.1-15.5
R, March 13 Transaction Processing, System Architecture Sections 15.1-15.5, 16.1, Handouts chapter 10
S, March 22 (6pm-8pm) FINAL EXAM FINAL EXAM

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