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Repetition ExercisesWritten on 08.11.24 by Marcel Maltry Dear students, This week's assignment introduces repetition exercises that build on material from the base lecture and are closely related to recent topics. While the topics covered in these exercises are not directly relevant for the exam, you should be able to solve them based on the prior… Read more Dear students, This week's assignment introduces repetition exercises that build on material from the base lecture and are closely related to recent topics. While the topics covered in these exercises are not directly relevant for the exam, you should be able to solve them based on the prior knowledge expected for this course. Kind regards, Marcel |
No Tutorials Next WeekWritten on 30.10.24 (last change on 30.10.24) by Marcel Maltry Dear students, Since there will be no lecture this week, there won’t be a new assignment. As a result, we have decided to cancel next week’s tutorials. Kind regards, Marcel |
No lecture on Oct 30thWritten on 29.10.24 by Jens Dittrich Dear all: I have been sick since last weekend and therefore won't be able to give the lecture tomorrow. The next lecture will be on Wednesday, Nov 6th. Best regards, jd |
Room Change: Tuesday TutorialWritten on 28.10.24 by Marcel Maltry Dear Students, Please note that the Tuesday tutorial session will now be held in E2 1, Room 001 (Bioinformatics). Kind regards, |
Registration ClosedWritten on 23.10.24 by Marcel Maltry Dear Students, Since the registration closed last Sunday, I have received numerous emails from students still wishing to participate in the course. The registration deadline was announced well in advance, and tutorials have already been assigned. Any further registrations would require manual… Read more Dear Students, Since the registration closed last Sunday, I have received numerous emails from students still wishing to participate in the course. The registration deadline was announced well in advance, and tutorials have already been assigned. Any further registrations would require manual intervention on my part. Therefore, we will no longer accept registrations via email. Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards, Marcel |
Tutorial AssignmentsWritten on 21.10.24 by Marcel Maltry Dear students, You have been assigned to your tutorials, and you can view the details on your personal status page. Tutorial slots are flexible, so if you are unable to attend your assigned time in any given week, feel free to choose another available slot, as long as seats are available. Kind regards, |
Tutorial Preference ReminderWritten on 18.10.24 by Marcel Maltry Dear students, Please remember to submit your preferences for tutorial slots by Sunday, 20 October, 23:59, to be considered in the distribution process. If you decide not to continue with this course, kindly deregister. Course materials will remain publicly available, even after… Read more Dear students, Please remember to submit your preferences for tutorial slots by Sunday, 20 October, 23:59, to be considered in the distribution process. If you decide not to continue with this course, kindly deregister. Course materials will remain publicly available, even after deregistration. Kind regards, Marcel |
Course Registration and Tutorial Preference ReminderWritten on 11.10.24 by Marcel Maltry Dear students, Please complete your course registration by 20 October, 23:59, and select your preferred tutorial slot via your personal status page. If you have already chosen your tutorial slots, kindly double-check you selection, as we had to adjust the Tuesday slot. In the tutorials, we will… Read more Dear students, Please complete your course registration by 20 October, 23:59, and select your preferred tutorial slot via your personal status page. If you have already chosen your tutorial slots, kindly double-check you selection, as we had to adjust the Tuesday slot. In the tutorials, we will primarily review sample solutions for the assignments distributed the previous week. These solutions will also be made available in the CMS. If you do not plan to attend any tutorial, please select the "No Tutorial" option. Best regards, Marcel |
Database Systems (Core Lecture)
Objectives of this Lecture
- Learn basic techniques in Database Systems conceptually: Slides, algorithms, system, exercises
- Learn to apply algorithms in the field of Database Systems
- Help you not to reinvent the wheel: learn to map new problems to existing problems and solve them with established techniques.
- Sensitize for problems of important applications: scalability, performance problems, durability, isolation
- Sensitize for solutions of important applications: effort, performance, robustness, extensibility, maintainability
Distinction to Big Data Engineering (Undergrad Lecture)
Big Data Engineering: Focus on principles, design patterns and application of Big Data technologies, in particular Data Engineering.
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This lecture: Deeper dive into the underlying techniques, in particular the systems aspect of Database Management Systems.
Administrative Details
All information about assignments, tutorials, lecture mode, topics, registration, etc. will be explained in the first lecture on Wednesday, October 16th, 10:15 in E1 3, HS II. Tentative exam dates can already be found in the calendar.