In this course, we will follow the below book closely:

Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe: Fundamentals of Database Systems (7th Edition)

(Adlibris link)

You will need this book, or at least selected chapters from it, to study properly for the exam. Earlier editions are ok but are missing some of the new material related to NoSQL and Map/Reduce.

More detailed reading instructions (which chapter to read for which lecture) will be extended below while the course is running. Depending on your learning style, you can read the respective chapters before or after class (but definitely before the following class, which will often depend on your knowledge in the previous readings).

Reading	When?	Mandatory / Recommended / Optional
Chapter 1	Around Lecture 1	Mandatory
Chapter 2	Around Lecture 1	Mandatory
Chapter 3	Around Lecture 2	Mandatory
Chapter 4	Around Lecture 3	Recommended
Chapter 5	Around Lecture 3	Mandatory (some parts will come up again later)
Chapter 9	Around Lecture 4	Recommended
Chapter 8	Around Lecture 4	Mandatory
Chapter 6	Around Lecture 6	Mandatory
Chapter 7	Around Lecture 6	Recommended (we do not cover some of the constructs discussed here, such as triggers)
Chapter 14	Around Lecture 8	Recommended until pg. 517, rest of the chapter optional
Chapter 20	Around Lecture 8	Recommended (but read at least Section 20.6)
Chapter 10	Around Lecture 9	Recommended pg. 361 - 365, rest optional
Chapter 17	Around Lecture 10	Optional (we discuss the topic more practical)
Chapter 19	Around Lecture 10	Recommended
Chapter 13	Around Lecture 11	Mandatory until pg. 463, rest of chapter recommended
Chapter 24	Around Lecture 12	Mandatory
Chapter 25	Around Lecture 13	Mandatory (only pg. 941 - 951)