Fundamentals of Database Systems combines clear explanations of theory and
design, broad coverage of modeling and real systems, and excellent examples with
up-to-date introduction to modern database technologies. Now in its Third
Edition, this book has been revised and updated to reflect the latest
technological and application development. The authors emphasize the relational
model and include recent object-oriented developments such as ODMG and SQL3 as
well as the object/relational approach to database management.