- ISBN13: 9780596526849
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Is your data dragging you down? Are your tables all tangled up? Well we’ve got the tools to teach you just how to wrangle your databases into submission. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory SQL learning experience, Head First SQL has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.
Maybe you’ve written some simple SQL queries to interact with databases. But now you want more, you want to really dig into those databases and work with your data. Head First SQL will show you the fundamentals of SQL and how to really take advantage of it. We’ll take you on a journey through the language, from basic INSERT statements and SELECT queries to hardcore database manipulation with indices, joins, and transactions. We all know “Data is Power” – but we’ll show you how to have “Power over your Data”. Expect to have fun, expect to learn, and expect to be querying, normalizing, and joining your data like a pro by the time you’re finished reading!
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I am a lover of head first series books. But defenitely not this one!
If you know the basics of SQL – like creating table, inserting rows to it, assigning default values to columns, deleting a table, altering columns, how to select all values from table, how to select distinct value from table, this book is not for you !! This is what they cover from chapter 1 till end.
I was expecting that they would take up the problematic areas in SQL & explain it easy. but this book is like teaching you 1.2.3 & A.B.C
If you think if you are a moderate – good enough SQL programmer, this book is not for you, there is nothing in this book for you.
This is a total total total disappointment, i never felt bad for spending money on books, i do now!!!!
Amazon User Rating: 1 / 5
Before i review this book i would say this book for beginners only.
this book is strongly start learning for the Structures Query Language , if you use any Database management system such as Microsoft SQL server,Oracle,Mysql,Microsoft Access,or any other ,this book is compatible with you .
the book contains these chapters :
Chapter 1-data and tables .
Chapter 2-The SELECT Statement.
Chapter 3-DELETE and UPDATE.
Chapter 4-smart table design.
Chapter 5-ALTER.
Chapter 6-Advanced select.
Chapter 7-Multi-table database design.
Chapter 8-joins and multi-tables operations .
Chapter 9-sub queries.
Chapter 10-Outer Joins, self joins, and unions.
Chapter 11-Constraints, views, and Transactions.
Chapter 12-security.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
I had no experience at all with HTML, and this book was an excellent place to start. Very easy to read and understand, I got through it in about 5-6 days. I recommend this book for anyone looking to learn about creating web pages. Even if you already know the old HTML, this is a good book to get you on track with the new technology – crossing over into XHTML and using CSS – it will help you learn HTML the right way.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
The book was in the condition as was described: completely new. and fast shipment. thanks
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
This could have been a great book. This book is what happens when marketing people are included in design and production. This book contains a lot of useful information, but to sit through all the to-do-task and poorly crafted examples is take away from the book’s quality while adding little.
I hope they do another edition, using useful as opposed to cute as a guidline.
Amazon User Rating: 1 / 5