01 - Course Introduction & Relational Model (CMU Databases Systems / Fall 2019)

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What it is

The first lecture of Andy Pavlo's CMU 15-445 Intro to Database Systems (Fall 2019), covering course introduction and the relational model.

Frequently recommended as the best free university course on database internals, praised for depth and Pavlo's presentation.

“Highly recommended both for the depth and how Andy Pavlo presents the topic.”
CMU intro to database systems lectures with depth and great presentation
ptr, 2020-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020?”
“it's significantly helped me in using and making choices about databases.”
Helped database choices and inspired building own database
alistairw, 2021-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Foundations of Databases (1995)”
“Obligatory recommendation for the CMU Databases Systems lecture series by Andy Pavlo.”
CMU database lecture series by Andy Pavlo
maxmcd, 2022-03 · Strong recommendation · in “How does database indexing work? (2008)”
“Highly recommend.”
Intro class diving into database internals, with advanced courses and guest lectures
runlaszlorun, 2023-04 · Strong recommendation · in “The Part of PostgreSQL We Hate the Most (Multi-Version Concurrency Control)”
“these break down really complex topics and make the concepts approachable.”
Breaks down complex topics approachably for newcomers
avinassh, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's the best textbook or video lectures on a topic you've come seen?”
“this guy gets really deep into the technologies behind a database.”
CMU course going deep into database technologies
joelrwilliams1, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some good resources for learning about low level disk/file IO?”

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Topics: databases, relational model, cmu, andy pavlo, course