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Database design for mere mortals : a hands-on guide to relational database design / Michael J. Hernandez.

By: Hernandez, Michael J. (Michael James), 1955-.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c2003Edition: 2nd ed.Description: lii, 611 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).ISBN: 0201752840.Subject(s): Database design | Relational databasesDDC classification: 005.756
Contents:
Foreword. - Preface (Second edition). - Preface (First edition). - Introduction. - Pt. 1. Relational Database Design. Ch. 1. The Relational Database. Ch. 2. Design Objectives. Ch. 3. Terminology. - Pt. II. The Design Process. Ch. 4. Conceptual Overview. Ch. 5. Starting the Process. Ch. 6. Analyzing the Current Database. Ch. 7. Establishing Table Structures. Ch. 8. Keys. Ch. 9. Field Specifications. Ch. 10. Table Relationships. Ch. 11. Business Rules. Ch. 12. Views. Ch. 13. Reviewing Data Integrity. - Pt. III. Other Database Design Issues. Ch. 14. Bad Design - What Not To Do. Ch. 15. Bending or Breaking the Rules. In Closing. - Appendix A: Answers to review questions. - Appendix B: Diagrams of the Database-Design Process. - Appendix C: Design Guidelines. - Appendix D: Documentation Forms. - Appendix E: Database-Design Diagram Symbols. - Appendix F: Sample Designs. - Appendix G: Recommended Reading. - Glossary. - References. - Index.
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Foreword by Ken Getz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword. - Preface (Second edition). - Preface (First edition). - Introduction. - Pt. 1. Relational Database Design. Ch. 1. The Relational Database. Ch. 2. Design Objectives. Ch. 3. Terminology. - Pt. II. The Design Process. Ch. 4. Conceptual Overview. Ch. 5. Starting the Process. Ch. 6. Analyzing the Current Database. Ch. 7. Establishing Table Structures. Ch. 8. Keys. Ch. 9. Field Specifications. Ch. 10. Table Relationships. Ch. 11. Business Rules. Ch. 12. Views. Ch. 13. Reviewing Data Integrity. - Pt. III. Other Database Design Issues. Ch. 14. Bad Design - What Not To Do. Ch. 15. Bending or Breaking the Rules. In Closing. - Appendix A: Answers to review questions. - Appendix B: Diagrams of the Database-Design Process. - Appendix C: Design Guidelines. - Appendix D: Documentation Forms. - Appendix E: Database-Design Diagram Symbols. - Appendix F: Sample Designs. - Appendix G: Recommended Reading. - Glossary. - References. - Index.