数据库系统原理精品教学（吉林大学）ch6.pptVIP

Chapter 6: Entity-Relationship Model Chapter 6: Entity-Relationship Model Design Process Modeling Constraints E-R Diagram Design Issues Weak Entity Sets Extended E-R Features Design of the Bank Database Reduction to Relation Schemas Database Design UML Modeling A database can be modeled as: a collection of entities, relationship among entities. An entity is an object that exists and is distinguishable from other objects. Example: specific person, company, event, plant Entities have attributes Example: people have names and addresses An entity set is a set of entities of the same type th