SQL Demystified

There's no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects SQL Demystifiedexplains 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.

Andy Oppel (Alameda, CA) has taught database design and administration for more than 20 years at UC Berkeley extension. He is a Senior Oracle DBA at 1fb.net, inc., a subsidiary of First Financial Bank USA. Andy authored Databases Demystified.