What's New in the Latest Edition
We have improved the fourth edition of this book by
Integrating MySQL hands-on exercises whenever possible in order to enhance your understanding
Adding new code examples to provoke increased understanding
Adding a discussion of SQL and Java interaction with a database using the JDBC driver
Adding an appendix packed with MySQL bonus exercises to provide you further practice with SQL
Several new topics were added to the third edition of this book and are still included here:
Normalizing database tables
Using integrity constraints in SQL
Understanding dates and time in SQL
Using views to summarize data from a SQL database
Understanding the concepts behind new objects in the emerging new SQL standard
Improving your understanding ...
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