Level: Beginner
š SQL for Beginners with Databases and Queries
Master SQL step by step with hands-on exercises and real databases. Learn queries, joins, subqueries, window functions, optimization, and interview-ready SQL skills.
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After this course, you can
Solve analytical SQL problems from basic to advanced difficulty levels
Build a GitHub repository with solved interview SQL questions
Write production-ready reporting and analytics queries
Use CTEs and window functions to derive business insights
Course Curriculum
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Lessons
Start here after enrolling. These lessons form the core learning path for the course.
Why Spreadsheets and Text Files Stop Working, and What a Database Fixes
Relational Thinking: Tables, Rows, Columns, and Data Types
Getting Set Up: Installing PostgreSQL and Running Your First Query
The SQL Family: DDL vs DML, and What Actually Happens When You Hit Run
CREATE TABLE and INSERT: Building the Sample Database You Will Use All Course
Primary Keys: Natural vs Surrogate, and Why Every Table Needs an Identity
Foreign Keys and Relationships: One-to-One, One-to-Many, Many-to-Many
Constraints as Free Bug Prevention: NOT NULL, UNIQUE, CHECK, DEFAULT
Normalization Without the Jargon: 1NF, 2NF, 3NF Explained With One Messy Table
Denormalization: When Breaking the Rules Is the Right Call
ER Diagrams: Designing a Complete Schema From a Real World Brief
SELECT: Columns, Aliases, and Expressions
WHERE: Comparison and Logical Operators
IN, BETWEEN, LIKE, and the NULL Trap That Catches Everyone
ORDER BY, LIMIT, and OFFSET
ORDER BY, LIMIT, and OFFSET
Aggregate Functions: COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
Splitting Data Into Buckets
HAVING vs WHERE: The Difference People Get Wrong in Interviews
Grouping by Multiple Columns, and the Traps That Come With It
The Real Order of Execution: Why SQL Does Not Run Top to Bottom
Why Your Data Lives in Pieces, and What a JOIN Really Does
INNER JOIN and LEFT JOIN: The Two You Will Use 90% of the Time
RIGHT, FULL, CROSS, and SELF Joins
Joining Three or More Tables, and Joining With Aggregation
Subqueries: Scalar, IN, EXISTS, and Correlated
Derived Tables and Set Operations: UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT
Window Functions: OVER, PARTITION BY, and How They Differ From GROUP BY
Ranking Functions: ROW_NUMBER, RANK, DENSE_RANK, NTILE
Aggregate Window Functions and Frames: Running Totals and Moving Averages
Offset Functions: LAG and LEAD for Comparing Rows to Their Neighbours
Common Table Expressions: Making a Monster Query Readable
Recursive CTEs: Org Charts, Category Trees, and Generated Series
Reading the Plan: EXPLAIN and EXPLAIN ANALYZE
Indexes: How B-Trees Work, When They Help, and When They Slow You Down
Slow Query Patterns and How to Rewrite Them
Transactions, ACID, and the Money Transfer Example
Views and Stored Logic: Reusing Queries Safely
Capstone: Design, Populate, Query, and Optimize a Complete Database
Live Session Content
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Post Session Study Material
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Requirements
What you should have before starting the course.
Laptop with PostgreSQL or MySQL installed
No strict prerequisites (beginner friendly)
Basic familiarity with relational tables
Interest in analytics and SQL interview preparation
Willingness to practice real-world SQL problems
Tools you are going to use
PostgreSQL
MySQL
SQL Server
Superbase
SQL
Learn From Expert Instructor
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Aarav Sharma
Senior Frontend Engineer, StudioLabs
Aarav has mentored 1200+ learners and specializes in production UI systems and scalable frontend architecture.
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Ananya Mehta
Design Technologist, CraftLabs
Ananya blends design and code to help learners ship portfolio-ready projects.
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Kabir Sayed
Frontend Mentor, PixelWorks
Kabir focuses on clean code, accessibility, and practical frontend delivery.
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Receive an official course completion certificate
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Certificate access, community showcase, and lifetime mentor guidance.
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Clear structure, solid examples, and a fast pace that keeps you engaged.
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Practical sessions with feedback that helped improve my portfolio.
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