Lecture 2: Entities and Relationships

Title-slideFriday’s lecture started on the basics of Entity-Relationship Modelling and in particular the graphical language of ER diagrams. This plays an important role in planning and structuring databases, bridging the gap between informal conceptual design and the logical precision required for machine implementation.

Link: Slides for Lecture 2

Homework

Read This

Sections 2.1–2.4 of the handout, distributed by email on Friday. If you don’t have a copy then pick one up from the cubbyholes outside the ITO. The handout is Chapter 2 from this book:

R. Ramakrishnan and J. Gehrke. Database Management Systems. Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Do This

Step inside the library, locate the HUB (High User Books) section, and find this book. How many copies are there? Hardback or paperback?

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