Intermediate PostgreSQL

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Intermediate PostgreSQL

This course is part of PostgreSQL for Everybody Specialization

Instructor: Charles Russell Severance

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

338 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

91%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Utilize SQL commands for editing tables in a PostgreSQL database and produce properly normalized tables from CSV files.
Appropriately handle text and dates in databases and create stored procedures.
Identify hashtag algorithm and their attributes.
Construct regular expressions to select rows that match a pattern.

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Assessments

3 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course covers a wide range of SQL techniques, beyond basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations in PostgreSQL. You will learn the specifics of aggregation, transactions, reading and parsing CSV files and inserting data into a database. You’ll also take a look at how PostgreSQL handles and indexes text data.

In this first week, you'll be introduced to the course and look at SQL commands for editing columns and tables in a PostgreSQL Database. You'll learn to create stored procedures and also utilize the SELECT DISTINCT command.

What's included

14 videos6 readings1 assignment5 app items

14 videos Total 121 minutes

Welcome to Intermediate SQL! 2 minutes
Altering Table Schema 4 minutes
Dates 15 minutes
DISTINCT / GROUP BY 12 minutes
Demonstration: SELECT DISTINCT 8 minutes
Demonstration: GROUP BY 7 minutes
Subqueries 10 minutes
Demonstration: Subqueries 8 minutes
Concurrency and Transactions 15 minutes
Demonstration: Concurrency and Transactions 20 minutes
Stored Procedures 9 minutes
Demonstration: Stored Procedures 6 minutes
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Office Hours: Puebla, Mexico 1 minute

6 readings Total 50 minutes

Help Us Learn More About You 5 minutes
Syllabus 10 minutes
Each Course Uses a Different Database 10 minutes
How Assignments Work 10 minutes
Connecting to Your Database Server 10 minutes
Assessment Philosophy 5 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Intermediate SQL 10 minutes

5 app items Total 210 minutes

Making our First Tables 30 minutes
Alter Table 30 minutes
SELECT DISTINCT 60 minutes
Creating a Stored Procedure 60 minutes
Initial Database Setup 30 minutes

This week, we'll focus on producing properly normalized tables from CSV files and utilizing the ALTER TABLE command to adjust the schema of tables.

What's included

5 videos3 app items

5 videos Total 25 minutes

Demo Reading and Parsing Files 4 minutes
Demonstration: Creating and Loading a Database 6 minutes
Demonstration: Loading and Normalizing CSV Data 9 minutes
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Office Hours - Haag, Netherlands 4 minutes

3 app items Total 180 minutes

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This week will focus on text in PostgreSQL, including utilizing character sets, identifying hashtag algorithms and attributes, as well as index choices and techniques.

What's included

10 videos1 reading1 assignment2 app items

10 videos Total 113 minutes

Text in Databases 5 minutes
Text Function 21 minutes
Character Sets 17 minutes
Character Sets in Python 6 minutes
Inside Hashes 20 minutes
Bruce Schneier - Cryptography, Hashing, and NIST 11 minutes
Index Choices and Index Techniques 14 minutes
Demonstration: Generating and Scanning Text 11 minutes
Office Hours - New York City 5 minutes
Office Hours, Miami, Florida, USA 2 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Bruce Schneier - Cryptography, Hashing, and NIST 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Text and PostgreSQL 10 minutes

2 app items Total 120 minutes

A Hash-based Puzzle 60 minutes
Generating Text 60 minutes

In our final week, we will focus on regular expressions: their functions, and how to construct them to select rows from a table that match a pattern.

What's included

6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item

6 videos Total 41 minutes

Regular Expressions 12 minutes
Using Regular Expressions 11 minutes
Demonstration: Regular Expressions 10 minutes
Demonstration: Flat files, Regex, Email 7 minutes
Course Wrap Up 0 minutes
Office Hours, Mountain View, California, USA 1 minute

1 reading Total 5 minutes

Post-Course Survey 5 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Regular Expressions 10 minutes

1 app item Total 60 minutes

Regular Expression Queries 60 minutes

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Charles Russell Severance

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Reviewed on Jul 16, 2023

The instructor Dr. Chuck and the materials covered in this program are great.

Reviewed on Jan 22, 2022

Great pace. Good introduction to SQL. Professor is excellent.

Reviewed on Nov 12, 2021

Great lecture material, the assignments seem overwhelming at first but are actually quite easy if you pay attention to the lectures.

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