>If you gave me a quiz on relational algebra today, I'd probably flunk
>it, like many people that daily work with relational databases. But that
>doesn't stop us from making use of the fruits of the theory. Similarly, I
>don't think we need to understand Part II in detail to successfully use
>Cary's methods to tune an Oracle database.
>
>Dennis Williams
>DBA
I certainly hope this is a correct assessment. I will never forget a
college course called Math 144 'Discrete Functions in Mathematics'. It was
essentially Relational Algebra. I was confident that I had done well on the
very first test of the semester. Then I got it back. I had scored a 32.
That is out of 100. Apparently I didn't have quite the grasp on relational
theory that I had hoped. I doubt the rest of the semester, nor the
intervening years, have changed things much. So I certainly hope to be able
put Cary's book to good use without relying too heavilly on my mathematical
background. I don't dare say I am confident of it though, I still remember
that 32.
Steve McClure
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