SQL Demystified | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Oppel
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
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Pages: 312
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0072262249
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780072262247
ASIN: 0072262249
Publication Date: October 25, 2005
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Product Description
There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects SQL Demystified explains how to use SQL (Structured Query Language)--the ubiquitous programming language for databases. Readers will learn to create database objects, add and retrieve data from a database, and modify existing data. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.
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 Author expects you to create the practice database yourself October 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm new to SQL, but not new to databases. The author does a decent job of starting out in Chapter 1 with a discussion explaining databases. At the end of the chapter, he strongly encourages the reader to "create the sample database and run the examples in the book."
The database model is extensive, and it would take considerable time to replicate the database. This is time that I am not learning about SQL, which is why I started the book in the first place. He gives a link to the publishers website to download the SQL code to do his exercises, but the database is not there.
Readers expect that learning SQL requires a a sample database, and that database should be included with the book. That the database is not provided, and is not downloadable, is unacceptable.
There are MANY other choices where the databases are included with the book. I have abandoned "SQL Demystified" and will start over with another book that doesn't expect the database to be re-created.
 Definitely Demystified December 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought this book was even simpler than SQL for Dummies. For a semi-beginner like myself, the book helped me navigate better with queries and scripts.
 A good "conversational" choice for your SQL education... January 14, 2006
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
There is obviously no lack of titles on the subject of SQL. The main choice you have to make is whether you want a conversational or traditional style approach to your learning. Personally, I'm more into conversational, and I had the chance to review a book along those lines... SQL DeMystified by Andy Oppel.
Contents: Relational Database Concepts; SQL Concepts; Defining Database Objects Using SQL; Retrieving Data Using Data Query Language (DQL); Combining Data from Multiple Tables; Advanced Query Writing; Maintaining Data Using DML; Applying Security Controls Using DCL; Preserving Database Integrity Using Transactions; Integrating SQL into Applications; SQL Performance and Tuning Considerations; Final Exam; Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam; Index
The DeMystified series takes the approach of cutting through jargon and theoretical prose, and goes straight to the core concepts without all the trappings. As a result, I find it much easier to learn what I need to know, as well as how I can apply it immediately. Oppel uses the example of a film library database to take the reader through database concepts, normalization processes, and how the data can be manipulated within a relational database environment using SQL. Once you finish with the book, you will know everything in the way of base concepts. Your learning is also reinforced with a series of quizzes at the end. A nice way to measure your progress. Another positive is that the material is vendor-neutral, so you don't need to worry about whether you have the right software or not. Any relational database system will use these same concepts and processes. The author does point out areas in which certain vendor packages have differed in their implementation, so any large landmines you might encounter can be avoided.
It would be hard *not* to learn what you need to know from this book. As a result, you wouldn't go wrong with this choice for your SQL education.
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