CS430/630: Introduction to Database Systems

Department of Computer Sciences

UMass Boston


Course Information

Instructor: Prof. Patrick O'Neil
email: poneil@cs.umb.edu
Office: S-3-167

Meeting Times: Spring 2008, CS430/630 meets in M-1-617, 4:00 to 5:15 PM, Mon & Wed
Office Hours: Mon & Wed, before class 3:30 to 3:50 PM, after class, or 5:50 to 6:50 PM

Grader is Joelle Skaff, email: joelleeight@gmail.com


Description

See the course syllabus (PDF Format)Prerequisite:  Knowledge of C and UNIX as used in our department. Undergraduates must have completed CS310 or be taking it concurrently. If you Withdraw or take an Incomplete in CS310, you will not get credit in CS430/630!!.

NOTE: You are required to "apply" for CS430/630, EVEN IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A UNIX ID


Text

Patrick O'Neil and Elizabeth O'Neil, "Database: Principles, Programming, and Performance, 2nd Edition", Morgan Kaufmann, and Notes handed out in class or downloaded from this site.

Chapter 2 of Text to download

Corrections to errors in text to enter in your copy


Useful Web Links

Unix Guide

Online Oracle Documentation 10.2

Oracle PL/SQL Notes

Online DB2 UDB v8 Documentation


Practice Exams

Practice Exam 1

Practice Exam 2


Course Notes (All in PDF)

See Course Notes Lectures 1-12

See Course Notes Lectures 13-17

See Course Notes Lectures 18-27