SQL for Beginners: Master the Essentials

SQL for Beginners is a comprehensive course that introduces you to the fundamentals of SQL (Structured Query Language). This course will teach you to write SQL code based on ANSI/ISO standards, the universal language for interacting with relational databases.

By the end of the course, you will have the skills to build database structures, update content, and retrieve data using different types of joins. You will explore predicates, operators, case expressions, and string functions and work with date and time.

You will also learn how to convert data types in PostgreSQL and utilize advanced features like subqueries, set operators, and window functions. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, this course will provide you with a strong foundation in SQL, enabling you to navigate and manipulate databases for various software applications confidently.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Write SQL code to create and manage database structures effectively.
• Update and modify database content using SQL statements.
• Retrieve specific data from a database by constructing SQL queries.
• Combine data from multiple tables using various types of joins.
• Filter and manipulate data using predicates, operators, and case expressions.
• Utilize string functions to manipulate and extract information from text data.
• Convert different data types in PostgreSQL to achieve desired outcomes.
• Apply advanced SQL features like subqueries, set operators, and window functions for complex data analysis.

The following files are included in the Resources section below:

Exercise Files - Used to practice and complete the course exercises.
Course Files - Used to follow along with the instructor during lessons.