Data Modeling: A Beginner's Guide by Andy Oppel

by Andy Oppel

Essential Skills--Made Easy Learn how to create data models that allow complex data to be analyzed, manipulated, extracted, and reported upon accurately. "Data A Beginner's Guide" teaches you techniques for gathering business requirements and using them to produce conceptual, logical, and physical database designs. You'll get details on Unified Modeling Language (UML), normalization, incorporating business rules, handling temporal data, and analytical database design. The methods presented in this fast-paced tutorial are applicable to any database management system, regardless of vendor.Designed for Easy LearningKey Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapterAsk the expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tipsTry This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skillsNotes--Extra information related to the topic being coveredSelf Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledgeAndy Oppel has taught database technology for the University of California Extension for more than 25 years. He is the author of "Databases Demystified, SQL Demystified," and " A Beginner's Guide," and the co-author of " A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition," and " The Complete Reference, Third Edition."

Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Greg M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good starting point for Data Modeling, logical and physical database design. Enjoyed the coverage on Data Model Normalization, whys and how. Good reference material.

[JP Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book got off to a really slow start. The fact that it took me a year to finish says a lot. That said, the second half of the book was actually much more applicable to my career than the first half and I cruised through it. I may revisit the last couple of chapters in particular at some point in the future.

Overall, I would still recommend Data Modeling to anyone looking for a general foundation of data fundamentals.