Fundamentals of Database Management Systems

Gillenson's new edition of Fundamentals of Database ManagementSystems provides concise coverage of the fundamental topicsnecessary for a deep understanding of the basics. In this issue,there is more emphasis on a practical approach, with new "yourturn" boxes and much more coverage in a separate supplement on howto implement databases with Access.

In every chapter, the author covers concepts first, then showhow they're implemented in continuing case(s.) "Your Turn" boxesappear several times throughout the chapter to apply concepts toprojects. And "Concepts in Action" boxes contain examples ofconcepts used in practice. This pedagogy is easily demonstrable andthe text also includes more hands-on exercises and projects and astandard diagramming style for the data modeling diagrams.Furthermore, revised and updated content and organization includesmore coverage on database control issues, earlier coverage of SQL,and new coverage on data quality issues.