The following key features are included in the fifth edition:

- A self-contained, flexible organization that can be tailored to
   individual needs
- A new chapter introducing SQL programming techniques for
   Web applications using PHP, the popular scripting language.
- An updated and expanded set of end-of-chapter exercises
- Updated coverage on security, mobile databases, GIS, and
   data management for bioinformatics
- A companion Website (http://www.aw.com/elmasri) includes
   data to be loaded into various types of relational databases
   for more realistic student laboratory exercises
- A simple relational algebra and calculus interpreter
- End-of-chapter laboratory exercises (Chapter 3 through 12)
   covering chapter topics that work in conjunction with the
   databases on the book’s Companion Website; these
   exercises are introduced early and expanded in later chapters
   as new material is introduced
- A significant revision of the supplements, including a robust
   set of materials for instructors and students, such as
   PowerPoint slides, figures from the text, and an
   instructor’s guide with solutions

Part 1 Introduction and Conceptual Modeling
Part 2 Relational Model: Concepts, Constraints, Languages,
Design, and Programming
Part 3 Database Design Theory and Methodology
Part 4 Data Storage, Indexing, Query Processing, and Physical
Design
Part 5 Transaction Processing Concepts
Part 6 Object and Object-Relational Databases
Part 7 Further Topics: Security, Advanced Modeling, and
Distribution
Part 8 Emerging Technologies