Read Chapter 2 of Blown to Bits (Abelson et al) and write a one-page (double spaced)
summary of or reaction to what you read.
Visit the La Salle Art Museum (basement of Olney Hall, take the middle stairway). View some of
their collection. You might also want to see their catalog. Consider organizing the information
into a database. Identify at least three entities. Identify at least ten attribute fields spread
across your entities. Identify at least two relationships between your entities. Make an ER
diagram. Write down at least four questions that you might anticipate someone using this database
to answer.
Due: Sept. 14
Monday:
Labor Day
Wednesday:
We need to finish the presentation from last Wednesday.
Then we will address questions that arose in doing the lab or homework.
If any time remains we will discuss a scenario and start modeling it as a database.
