Relational algebra, Union Operations, Binary Operations, Difference, Cartesian product 

Relational algebra is a query language that processes one or more relations to define another relation.
The basic operation of relational algebra are as follows;
1.Unary operations
Selection, Projection
Operations which involve only one relation are called unary operations.
2.Binary operations:
Operations which involve pairs of relations are called binary operations.
Examples:
Union, Difference, Cartesian product

Selection operation:
Selection operator is Sigma∑

It acts like a filter operation on relations.
∑ c (R)
Returns only those tuples in R that satisfy condition C
Conditions:
Comparison operators = < > =
Logical operators

Name Office Dept Rank
Saleem 400 Cs Assistant
Junaid 220 Econ Lecturer
Ghafoor 160 Econ Assistant
Babar 420 Cs Assistant
Saleem 500 Fin associate
Table: EMP

Example
Select only those employees who are in cs department BUT NOT lecturer AND NAME IS NOT SALEEM
Solution:
∑ Dept = ‘cs’ AND-SYMBOL ¬(Rank=’lecturer’ AND-SYMBOL Name=’Saleem’)(Emp)

Example
Select only those employees who are not in the cs department or lecturer.
∑ ¬(Rank=’lecturer’ OR-SYMBOL Dept = ‘cs’)(EMP)

Example:
Select only those employers who are assistant or in the economics department
∑ rank=’assitant’ OR-SYMBOL Dept = ‘Economics’(EMP)
Example: Select only those employees with the last name Saleem who are assistant.
∑ Name=’Saleem’ AND SYMBOL Rank = ‘assistant’ (EMP)

Example:

select only those employees who are in the CS department
∑ Dept = ‘Cs’ (EMP)

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