Now available in paperback-
Relational databases hold data, right? They do indeed, but to think of a
database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the
profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful
way of thinking lies in relational technology's foundation in the
mathematical disciplines of logic and set theory.
Databases contain truths or propositions describing some area of
interest such as a business. Those truths are organized into sets.
Operations from logic and set theory can be applied to existing sets of
truths to derive new sets of truths. Applied Mathematics for Database
Professionals introduces you to this way of thinking, to the logic and
set theory that underlies relational database technology. All this may
sound abstract now, but there are profound benefits from the deeper
understanding you'll gain from this book.
The math that you'll learn in this book will put you above the level of
understanding of most database professionals today. You'll better
understand the technology and be able to apply it more effectively.
You'll avoid data anomalies like redundancy and inconsistency.
Understanding what's in this book will take your mastery of relational
technology to heights you may not have thought possible.
This book is reviewed and endorsed by C. J. Date and features a foreword
by the same.
