 This book covers the fundamentals of modern database management systems, in particular relational database systems.  It is intended as a text that can be used in an introductory database course for undergraduates, although it contains enough material to support a second course as well. The  <A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/coral/minibase/minibase.html"><B>Minibase</B></A> relational DBMS software has been developed in conjunction with this book, and is intended to support a variety of hands-on course projects. The book can be used, optionally with the accompanying software, in two distinct kinds of courses: <P>
