All readings are from Database Design (2nd Edition) by Watt and Eng.
| Date | Reading |
|---|---|
| Aug 29 | 1 — Before the advent of database systems |
| Sep 3 | 2 — Fundamental concepts |
| Sep 5 | 3 — Characteristics and benefits of a database |
| Sep 10 | 4 — Types of data models 5 — Data modeling |
| Sep 12 | 6 — Classification of DBMS’s 7 — The Relational Model |
| Sep 17 | Skim 8 — The ER model (skim only; we’re using UML instead) 9 — Integrity rules and constraints |
| Sep 19 | 11 — Functional dependencies |
| Sep 24 | 12 — Normalization |
| Sep 26 | 15 — SQL part 1 |
| Oct 1 | 16 — SQL part 2 |
