Reading and other assignments will be listed here in
chronological order,
i.e., with the most recent ones at the bottom of the list.
Homework assignments must be neatly written or typed. All answers
should be complete sentences unless the answer is just a number.
Homework is due by 4 pm on the due date. If late homework becomes a
problem, I will announce a late policy in class and on news and announcements.
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February 27, 2004.
Friday discussion question:
Exercise 5.3 on page 175-176.
Week 5:
Reading Assignment #5 (Fifth Week)
Reading from Database Management Systems: Chapter 4 (skip
sections 4.3.2 and 4.4)
Reading from Web Database Applications: Chapters 5 & 6
Homework Assignment #5: pages 127-128, 4.3
(do the odd numbered parts in relational algebra, the even numbered
parts in either tuple relational calculus or domain
relational calculus)
(due Monday of Sixth Week)
Midterm Exam will be take home handed out on
Wednesday, 2/4 and due on Monday, 2/9. It will cover Chapters
1-3 and 5 of Database Management Systems skipping sections 1.2, 1.3,
1.9, 3.6, 3.7, 5.8, 5.9 and the case study.
There will be no class on Friday, 2/6
Week 6:
Reading Assignment #6 (Sixth Week)
Reading from Database Management Systems: Chapter 6 (skim this
chapter to get a feel for ways to program using a database)
Reading from Web Database Applications: Chapter 7
Homework Assignment #6:
Implement the administrator's web access page for the MAGE web site
(due Wednesday of Eighth Week)
Reading from Database Management Systems: Chapter 8
Reading from Web Database Applications: Chapter 10
Your final paper
description is now available and is due on Thursday of Finals
Week.
Shawn will give a presentation on sections 8.1-8.3
on Monday, Kelly will finish chapter 8. Bo will give a presentation
on Data Mining on Wednesday and Kelly will talk about
Normallization. Friday will be a group work day.
Week 10:
Reading Assignment #9 (Tenth Week)
Reading from Database Management Systems: Chapter 21
Zachary will give a presentation on Object-Oriented
Databases on Monday, Stephen will give a presentation
on Deductive Databases also on Monday. Wednesday will be a group
work day. Kelly will talk about Tuning on Friday.