Front Matter

UML for Database Design

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Naiburg, Eric J.

UML for database design / Eric J. Naiburg, Robert A. Maksimchuk.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-201-72163-5

1. Database design. 2. UML (Computer science) I. Maksimchuk, Robert A. II. Title

QA76.9.D26 N35 2002

005.74--dc21

2001033569

Copyright 2001 by Addison-Wesley

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise , without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Published simultaneously in Canada.

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First printing July 2001

To my wife, Shelley, and my children, Ken and Val . Thanks for your patience and understanding during this long project . Now things can get back to abnormal around here . Love, Bob

To my wife, Karalyn, my son, Joseph, and my daughter , Katherine, who arrived partway through the process of writing this book. Thank you for pushing me to continue even when I wanted to slow down, for understanding the importance of this project, and for giving me my space when I needed to get the work done. I love you all, Eric