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1 Objects.- 2 Actions.- 3 Abstractions.- 5 Environments.- 1 Data and Actions.- 1 Simple Types, Records, and Entity Sets.- 2 Variables, Constants, and Expressions.- 3 Sample Database: Project Management.- 4 The Relational Model of Data.- 5 Simple and Composite Actions.- 6 Arrays.- 7 Small Set Types.- 8 Schema Synthesis Algorithms.- Exercises: Repetitive Structures; Nested Structures; Normal Forms; Integrity Constraints; Action Semantics; Views.- Bibliographical Notes.- 2 Procedures and Modules.- 1 Procedure Declaration and Procedure Call.- 2 Scopes: Local and Global Objects.- 3 Variable and Value Parameters.- 4 Procedure Types and Parameters.- 5 Recursive Procedures.- 6 Modules: Definition and Implementation of Objects.- 7 Levels of Object Type Safety.- 8 Export-Import Rules.- Exercises: Traversal Recursion; Computed Attribute Values; Open Array Parameters and String Handling; Circuit Design; Task Network.- Bibliographical Notes.- 3 Design Methodology.- 1 Abstraction, Localization, Refinement, and Incremental Design.- 2 Sample Object-Oriented Top-Down Design: Project Management.- 3 Action and Transaction Development.- 4 Object-Oriented Versus Relational-Oriented Procedures.- 5 Environments, Submodels, and Access Rights.- 6 Design of Recursive Transactions.- Exercises: Action and Transaction Modeling; Exception Handling; Exceptional Properties; Expert Systems; Optimal Selection; Referential Integrity and Context-Dependent Actions.- Bibliographical Notes.- 4 Standard Abstractions.- 1 Aggregation.- 2 Generalization.- 3 Recursion and Covering.- 4 Sample Database: Assembly of Products.- 5 A Complex Application Module.- Exercises: Aggregation; Generalization; Covering; Molecular Abstraction; Hidden Relational Representation; Opaque Export; Recursion.- Bibliographical Notes.- 5Input/Output Programming.- 1 Standard Input/Output Programming.- 2 Input Data Validation.- 3 Screen-Oriented I/O.- 4 Sample I/O Programming: Flight-Reservation Application.- 5 Sequential Files.- 6 Files, Images, and Streams.- Low-Level Application-Oriented Programming.- Exercises: Text Files and Character Streams; Access Rights; Nonstandard I/O Devices; Complex Screen Management; Pasteboards and Virtual Displays; File Handlers.- Bibliographical Notes.