Chapter 3 updates post tech review; Chapter 7 WIP

Chapter_03/Chapter_03.sql

@@ -9,33 +9,46 @@
 
 SELECT * FROM teachers;
 
+-- Note that this standard SQL shorthand also works:
+
+TABLE teachers;
+
 -- Listing 3-2: Querying a subset of columns
 
 SELECT last_name, first_name, salary FROM teachers;
 
--- Listing 3-3: Querying distinct values in the school column
+-- Listing 3-3: Sorting a column with ORDER BY
-
-SELECT DISTINCT school
-FROM teachers;
-
--- Listing 3-4: Querying distinct pairs of values in the school and salary
--- columns
-
-SELECT DISTINCT school, salary
-FROM teachers;
-
--- Listing 3-5: Sorting a column with ORDER BY
 
 SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
 FROM teachers
 ORDER BY salary DESC;
 
--- Listing 3-6: Sorting multiple columns with ORDER BY
+-- Note you can also specify the sort column by
+-- using a number representing its position in the result.
+
+SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
+FROM teachers
+ORDER BY 3 DESC;
+
+-- Listing 3-4: Sorting multiple columns with ORDER BY
 
 SELECT last_name, school, hire_date
 FROM teachers
 ORDER BY school ASC, hire_date DESC;
 
+-- Listing 3-5: Querying distinct values in the school column
+
+SELECT DISTINCT school
+FROM teachers
+ORDER BY school;
+
+-- Listing 3-6: Querying distinct pairs of values in the school and salary
+-- columns
+
+SELECT DISTINCT school, salary
+FROM teachers
+ORDER BY school, salary;
+
 -- Listing 3-7: Filtering rows using WHERE
 
 SELECT last_name, school, hire_date
@@ -52,7 +65,7 @@ WHERE first_name = 'Janet';
 -- School names not equal to F.D. Roosevelt HS
 SELECT school
 FROM teachers
-WHERE school != 'F.D. Roosevelt HS';
+WHERE school <> 'F.D. Roosevelt HS';
 
 -- Teachers hired before Jan. 1, 2000
 SELECT first_name, last_name, hire_date
@@ -69,6 +82,10 @@ SELECT first_name, last_name, school, salary
 FROM teachers
 WHERE salary BETWEEN 40000 AND 65000;
 
+SELECT first_name, last_name, school, salary
+FROM teachers
+WHERE salary >= 40000 AND salary < 65001;
+
 -- Listing 3-8: Filtering with LIKE AND ILIKE
 
 SELECT first_name

Chapter_07/Chapter_07.sql

@@ -1,47 +1,42 @@
--- FIRST EDITION FILE; IGNORE
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+-- Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data, 2nd Edition
-
-
-
-
---------------------------------------------------------------
--- Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data
 -- by Anthony DeBarros
 
--- Chapter 7 Code Examples
+-- Chapter 7     Code Examples
---------------------------------------------------------------
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
 -- Listing 7-1: Creating the departments and employees tables
 
 CREATE TABLE departments (
-    dept_id bigserial,
+    dept_id integer,
-    dept varchar(100),
+    dept text,
-    city varchar(100),
+    city text,
     CONSTRAINT dept_key PRIMARY KEY (dept_id),
     CONSTRAINT dept_city_unique UNIQUE (dept, city)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE employees (
-    emp_id bigserial,
+    emp_id integer,
-    first_name varchar(100),
+    first_name text,
-    last_name varchar(100),
+    last_name text,
-    salary integer,
+    salary numeric(10,2),
     dept_id integer REFERENCES departments (dept_id),
     CONSTRAINT emp_key PRIMARY KEY (emp_id),
     CONSTRAINT emp_dept_unique UNIQUE (emp_id, dept_id)
 );
 
-INSERT INTO departments (dept, city)
+INSERT INTO departments
 VALUES
-    ('Tax', 'Atlanta'),
+    (1, 'Tax', 'Atlanta'),
-    ('IT', 'Boston');
+    (2, 'IT', 'Boston');
 
-INSERT INTO employees (first_name, last_name, salary, dept_id)
+INSERT INTO employees
 VALUES
-    ('Nancy', 'Jones', 62500, 1),
+    (1, 'Julia', 'Reyes', 115300, 1),
-    ('Lee', 'Smith', 59300, 1),
+    (2, 'Janet', 'King', 98000, 1),
-    ('Soo', 'Nguyen', 83000, 2),
+    (3, 'Arthur', 'Pappas', 72700, 2),
-    ('Janet', 'King', 95000, 2);
+    (4, 'Michael', 'Taylor', 89500, 2);
 
 -- Listing 7-2: Joining the employees and departments tables