CS 405/605-01: Introduction to Database Management Systems

Survey of logical and physical aspects of data base managements systems. Data models including entity-relationship (ER) and relational are presented. Physical implementation (data organization and indexing) methods are discussed. Query languages including SQL, relational algebra, relational calculus, and QBE are introduced. Students will also gain experience in creating and manipulating a database. The course is mostly concerned with the design and querying of databases. A follow up course, CS701 is concerned with the design of system functions for managing databases