Course Schedule

Below, you will find a tentative course schedule. The schedule will adapted as we progress through the semester, so come back and check often.

Week Date Topic Readings*
#1 01/19 Course Overview,
Introductory Material
chapter 1
01/21 Introductory Material (cont.),  
Relational Model
chapter 1,
sections 2.1--2.3
#2 01/24 Relational Model (cont.) sections 2.1--2.3
01/26 Relational Algebra sections 2.4, 5.1
01/28 Relational Algebra (cont.) sections 2.4, 5.1
#3 01/31 Exercises (#1) sections 1, 2.1--2.4, 5.1
02/02 Canceled due to weather.
02/04 Exercises (#2) sections 2.1--2.4, 5.1
#4 02/07 SQL sections 6.1--6.6
02/09 SQL (cont.) sections 6.1--6.6
02/11 SQL (cont.) sections 6.1--6.6
#5 02/14 SQL (cont.) sections 6.1--6.6
02/16 SQL (cont.) sections 6.1--6.6
02/18 Review sections 2.1--2.4, 5.1, 6.1--6.6
#6 02/21 Project Discussion
02/23 Test #1
02/25 Relational Design section 3.1
#7 02/28 Relational Design section 3.2, 3.3
03/02 Test #1
03/04 Relational Design sections 3.3
#8 03/07 Relational Design section 3.4, 3.5
03/09 Relational Design sections 3.5, 3.6
03/11 Relational Design sections 3.6, 3.7
#9 03/21 ER Design section 4.1, 4.2
03/23 ER Design section 4.2--4.6
03/25 ER Design class work
#10 03/28 ER Design class work
03/30 XML sections 11.1, 11.2
04/01 XML sections 11.3
#11 04/04 XML & XPath sections 11.4, 12.1
04/06 Exercises section 12.1
04/08 Review chapters 3--4
#12 04/11 Test #2
04/13 Exercises sections 11.1-11.4, 12.1
04/15 Exercises sections 11.1-11.4, 12.1
#13 04/18 XQuery section 12.2
04/20 Exercises section 12.2
04/22 Indexes
#14 04/25 Indexes
Stored Procedures
04/27 Stored Procedures
04/29 Final Review chapters 3, 4, 6
#15 05/02 Final Review chapters 11, 12

-- Demian Lessa

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