Appendix E. Suggestions for Further Reading
Here is a brief list of some books on database theory:
Atzeni, P., and V. De Antonellis. Relational Database Theory. Benjamin Cummings: 1993. (A highly theoretical and mathematical treatment of the subject.)
Codd, E. F. The Relational Model for Database Management: Version 2. Addison-Wesley: 1990. (The classic exposition of the relational model by one of its creators and chief proponents.)
Date, C. J. An Introduction to Database Systems, 6th Edition. Addison-Wesley: 1995. (A less formal and highly readable book.)
Simovici, D., and R. Tenney. Relational Database Systems. Academic Press: 1995. (This is a very mathematical treatment of the subject. Much better written than the Atzeni and De Antonellis book.)
Ullman, J. Principles of Database and Knowledge-Base Systems, Volume 1: Classical Database Systems. Computer Science Press: 1988. (A book with a somewhat different point of view. Not as mathematical as Atzeni or Simovici, but more mathematical than Date.)
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