- Read through pages of my.vanderbilt.edu/cs265/ site.
- Watch videos (about 30 minutes total) of WSPDBC DB1 Introduction and Relational Databases modules (https://class.stanford.edu/courses/DB/RDB/SelfPaced/courseware/ch-introduction/)
- Introduction (13:55)
- The Relational Model (8:50)
- Querying Relational Databases (6:21)
- Optionally, read sections 1.1-1.2 and 2.2-2.3 of U/W
- Watch videos (about 40 min) and answer questions of WSPDBC DB4 Relational Algebra modules (https://class.stanford.edu/courses/DB/RA/SelfPaced/courseware/ch-relational_algebra/)
- Select, Project, Join (6:26 + 4:46 + 5:05 + 1:47)
- Set Operators, Renaming, Notation (7:07 + 6:44 + 5:54)
- Do the Relational Algebra Quiz from DB4 (1 hour)
- Optionally: Do the Relational Algebra Exercises from DB4
- Optionally: read sections 2.3 and 2.4 of U/W