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Deductive Databases (formlerly: Database Theory)

3 SWS + 1 SWS Exercises/Übung; 6 ECTS-Credits; MSc or advanced BSc.

Contents:

The course introduces theoretical/logical aspects of databases and applies them to deductive databases.

  • The first-oder-logic-based twin to the relational algebra: Relational Calculus
  • Reasoning: First-Order Model Theory, Resolution Calculus
  • Deductive Databases - Positive Recursive Datalog
  • Advanced Datalog: Datalog with Negation, Well-Founded Semantics, Disjunction, Stable Semantics

The course provides the base for the Semantic Web course.