Part 1 Clearing out the cobwebs: the dangers in a relational database; thinking clearly about query; first notions of good design. Part 2 SQL - going from beginner to expert: the basic parts of speech in SQL; getting text information and changing it; playing the numbers; dates - then, now and the difference; changing one kind of thing into another; grouping things together; when one thing depends on another; some complex possibilities; changing data - insert, update and delete; advanced use of operators; decode - amazing power in a single word; creating, dropping and altering table and views; by what authority?; changing the Oracle surroundings. Part 3 Designing for productivity: good design has a human touch; performance and concurrency; the 10 commandments of a good design. Part 4 Using Oracle products. Part 5 Alphabetical reference of Oracle operators.
