ECE 656
Database Systems
Winter 2024 · Database Systems (Overview)
Readings
- Readings in Database Systems
- will be posted on Learn and / or Piazza and will in- clude the following:
- • Course Notes
- • Presentation Slides
Fall 2021
Topics
- Entity–relationship modelling and relational models
- Relational algebra and SQL
- Functional dependencies, normalization and decomposition
- Database architecture, indexing and query optimization
- Transactions, concurrency control and recovery
- Data storage, persistence and dependability
- Database administration and security
- Data mining
Readings
- Database System ConceptsMcGraw-Hill, 2019. The sixth edition is also adequate for most material.
Winter 2016
Readings
- Henry F. Korth, Abraham Silberschatz and S. Sudershan: Database System Concepts, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill. (other editions may suffice, but references in the notes will be to the 6th edition)
- Various conference and journal papers; various online sources.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_outline ↗Winter 2024
- course_outline ↗Fall 2021
- course_outline ↗Winter 2016
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Public departmental course outline. Source may be archival; no current-term assignment is implied. Bibliographic details are preserved in textbook notes.