Database Theory

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the theory behind database technologies. Student's knowledge of SQL will be used to discuss relational algebra, relational calculus, normalization, and functional dependencies. Indexing structures(e.g., b-tree, hashing) and their associated performace characteristics and transaction processing (i.e., commits and concurrency issues) will also be discussed. A student must concurrently take CSC 480 ( MIS 480 ).