SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th edition

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (January 31, 2018) © 2018

  • John L. Viescas
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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals has earned worldwide praise as the clearest, simplest tutorial on writing effective queries with the latest SQL standards and database applications. Now, author John L. Viescas has updated this hands-on classic with even more advanced and valuable techniques.
Step by step, Viescas guides readers through creating reliable queries for virtually any current SQL-based database. He demystifies all aspects of SQL query writing, from simple data selection and filtering to joining multiple tables and modifying sets of data.
Building on the basics, Viescas shows how to solve challenging real-world problems, including applying multiple complex conditions on one table, performing sophisticated logical evaluations, and using unlinked tables to think “outside the box.”
In two brand-new chapters, students learn how to perform complex calculations on groups for sophisticated reporting, and how to partition data into windows for more flexible aggregation.
Students can practice all they need with downloadable sample databases for today’s versions of Microsoft Office Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and the open source MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.

Instructor Resouces include an Instructor Guide and PowerPoint slides.

  • Part I: Relational Databases and SQL
  • Chapter 1: What Is Relational?
  • Chapter 2: Ensuring Your Database Structure Is Sound
  • Chapter 3: A Concise History of SQL
  • Part II: SQL Basics
  • Chapter 4: Creating a Simple Query
  • Chapter 5: Getting More Than Simple Columns
  • Chapter 6: Filtering Your Data
  • Part III: Working with Multiple Tables
  • Chapter 7: Thinking in Sets
  • Chapter 8: INNER JOINs
  • Chapter 9: OUTER JOINs
  • Chapter 10: UNIONs
  • Chapter 11: Subqueries
  • Part IV: Summarizing and Grouping Data
  • Chapter 12: Simple Totals
  • Chapter 13: Grouping Data
  • Chapter 14: Filtering Grouped Data
  • Part V: Modifying Sets of Data
  • Chapter 15: Updating Sets of Data
  • Chapter 16: Inserting Sets of Data
  • Chapter 17: Deleting Sets of Data
  • PART VI Introduction to Solving Tough Problems
  • Chapter 18 “NOT” And “AND” Problems
  • Chapter 19 Condition Testing
  • Chapter 20 Using Unlinked Data and “Driver” Tables
  • Chapter 21 Performing Complex Calculations on Groups
  • Chapter 22: More SQL Server Complex Problems to Solve
  • APPENDICES
  • Appendix A: SQL Standard Diagrams
  • Appendix B: Schema for the Sample Databases
  • Appendix C: Date and Time Functions
  • Appendix D: Suggested Reading

 

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