Course Description

This course introduces students to the foundations of database systems, focusing on basics such as data models, especially the relational data model, query languages, query optimization and processing, indices and other specialized data structures, as well as transactions and concurrency control. Students build components of a database system and through research readings understand the design complexities of transactional and big data analytical systems.

Course Information

The updated syllabus, course readings, lectures, announcements and class discussion forum can be found on Piazza. To sign up for the class use the following link. You can request the access code from me if you have not be invited already.