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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Mathematics
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The Implementation
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About this book
Relational databases hold data, right? They do indeed, but to think of a database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful way of thinking lies in relational technologys foundation in the mathematical disciplines of logic and set theory.
Databases contain truths or propositions describing some area of interest such as a business. Those truths are organized into sets. Operations from logic and set theory can be applied to existing sets of truths to derive new sets of truths. Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals introduces you to this way of thinking, to the logic and set theory that underlies relational database technology. All this may sound abstract now, but there are profound benefits from the deeper understanding youll gain from this book.
The math that you'll learn in this book will put you above the level of understanding of most database professionals today. You'll better understand the technology and be able to apply it more effectively. You'll avoid data anomalies like redundancy and inconsistency. Understanding whats in this book will take your mastery of relational technology to heights you may not have thought possible.
This book is reviewed and endorsed by C. J. Date and features a foreword by the same.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"It starts with the mathematical foundation of relational databases: concepts and their notation are introduced step-by-step, defined, and clearly explained. … this book is a very good introduction to the foundations of database design for an intermediate or advanced audience … ." (K. Balogh, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (12), December, 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals
Authors: Lex Haan, Toon Koppelaars
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0348-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Lex deHaan and Toon Koppelaars 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-745-3Published: 19 June 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-1184-6Published: 04 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0348-3Published: 24 October 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 379
Topics: Database Management, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems