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.
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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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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There are 4 modules in this course
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.
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14 videos6 readings1 assignment5 app items
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.
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5 videos3 app items
This week will focus on text in PostgreSQL, including utilizing character sets, identifying hashtag algorithms and attributes, as well as index choices and techniques.
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10 videos1 reading1 assignment2 app items
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.
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
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