SQL: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE 3/E [Paperback]

Andy Oppel (Author), Robert Sheldon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071548645 | ISBN-13: 978-0071548649 | Publication Date: August 8, 2008 | Edition: 3

Essential Skills--Made Easy!

Written to the SQL:2006 ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with the latest RDBMS software versions such as MySQL 5.0, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Database 11g.

Designed for Easy Learning:

• Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Experts--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills
• Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge
• Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

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About the Author

Andrew J. (Andy) Oppel has designed and implemented hundreds of databases for a wide range of applications. He is the author of Databases Demystified and SQL Demystified.

Robert Sheldon is a consultant and technical writer. He has designed and implemented various Access and SQL Server databases

Product Details

• Paperback: 534 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 3 edition (August 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071548645
• ISBN-13: 978-0071548649
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Andrew J. (Andy) Oppel is a proud graduate of The Boys' Latin School of Maryland and of Transylvania University (Lexington, KY) where he earned a BA in computer science in 1974. Since then he has been continuously employed in a wide variety of information technology positions, including programmer, programmer/analyst, systems architect, project manager, senior database administrator, database group manager, consultant, database designer, and data architect. He is currently a lead data modeler at Blue Shield of California.

In addition, he has been a part-time instructor with the University of California (Berkeley) Extension for over 25 years, and received the Honored Instructor Award for the year 2000. His teaching work included developing three courses for UC Extension, "Concepts of Database Management Systems", "Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems", and "Data Modeling and Database Design". He also earned his Oracle 9i Database Associate certification in 2003.

Aside from computer systems, Andy enjoys music (guitar and vocals), amateur radio, and soccer (Referee Instructor, U.S. Soccer).

Andy has designed and implemented hundreds of databases for a wide range of applications, including medical research, banking, insurance, apparel manufacturing, telecommunications, wireless communications, and human resources. His database product experience includes IMS, DB2, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, and Oracle.

Andy has authored "Databases Demystified", "SQL Demystified", "Databases, A Beginner's Guide", and "Data Modeling, A Beginner's Guide". He is also co-author of "SQL, A Beginner's Guide, 3rd Edition" and "SQL, The Complete Reference, 3rd Edition". The 2nd edition of "Databases Demystified" is due out in the fall of 2010.

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