This programming companion from Rajshekhar Sunderraman is a streamlined approach to Oracle SQL, the most prevalent database language in industry and on campus. Focusing entirely on the necessary aspects of Oracle, it is designed as a specific guide for new users of this application. Using this primer in the classroom, students will be able to complete programming projects and assignments that use Oracle. These projects can be developed in a number of different programming environments (PRO*C, PL/SQL, and Oracle JDBC), thereby giving instructors flexibility and choice in these assignments.

Highlights Devotes separate chapters to JDBC (in the context of Oracle) and embedded-SQL (PRO*C Includes an extensive selection of problems and project suggestions Users now have a means of bringing the programming projects and sample databases presented in Elmasri/Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, Second Edition, to life