MySQL For Beginners: Real Database Experience Real Fast (Udemy.com)
Learn SQL Concepts Through Simple Examples
Created by: Brad Schiff
Last updated July 2024
What you will learn
- How to design your own new databases
- How to query existing databases for the exact information you want
- The SQL syntax without obsessive, robotic memorization
- How to avoid common mistakes that result in slow performance
Course Description
Understanding how databases work is a huge advantage for just about every career path. Whether you're interested in marketing, account management, research, programming or countless other fields; being able to leverage a database is incredibly powerful. In this course we will:
Learn why it's worth your time and effort to learn about databases
Install MySQL on your personal computer
Understand how to design and structure a database for your project's needs
Practice querying for the exact information you need
Use aggregate functions to perform useful actions on large sets of data
Relate different parts of the database together in powerful ways
Write SQL queries for two course projects together; step by step
Gain confidence that our new database skills are in demand and incredibly transferrable
This course may be brand new, but this isn’t my first time teaching. I’ve led training sessions for Fortune 500 companies and I’ve already helped over 170,000 people on Udemy and received the following feedback:
"Brad definitely has some of the best techniques to embed the lesson into your mind… hands down these are the best tutorials I have had the opportunity to view."
"Presentation is concise without being tedious… you honestly feel that you have a thorough understanding of the subject."
"…[Brad] explained the process. Not memorize this or that, he explained the process. If you're looking to take a course to understand the foundations of creating websites, look no further."
Become highly valuable and relevant to employers that have data driven needs; in one convenient place alongside one instructor. If you're ready to begin understanding databases - I'll see you on the inside!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
2,399 Reviews
Brad Schiff
Hi, I'm Brad and I’ve taught web development to countless coworkers and held training sessions for fortune 100 companies.
I also teach local night classes and run a somewhat popular YouTube channel named LearnWebCode.
I’m a front-end developer, designer, and educator. I’ve been building user interfaces for over a decade for the world's largest brands, international technology leaders, and national political campaigns.
I'm fortunate to enjoy the development work I do, but my true passion is helping people learn.
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Reviews
By Tobi D. on 1/10/2025
Brad is a great teacher. It was a lot of fun taking this course and I am feeling much more convinient using SQL now. Thank you so much creating this course and explaining all things super patiently. In my opinion the best teacher on this platform
By Melvyn Santos on 11/29/2023
First off, I want to say a Big Thanks to you, Brad. Now to those seeking to learn MySQL, this is an excellent course. I def learned a ton in a very organized way. I have tried to read a book before and that was harder. For example, it had diagrams of one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships. My only wish is that the Social App incorporated calling Stored Procedures. Minor thing
By Joseph Marano on 3/23/2023
I've taken a few SQL courses, including a bootcamp program. This is BY FAR the easiest and quickest way to orient yourself to basic SQL concepts. Things click with the way that Brad explains concepts. Everything is digestible. Nice work!
By Liane T on 3/22/2023
If you have ANY doubts about Brad's teaching abilities, check out his Youtube channel (LearnWebCode) first. If his teaching style suits you (as it does me), there are none better! I work primarily in Wordpress, and am learning as broad of topics as I can manage. Courses like these help a lot.
By Girma Ayele on 9/6/2022
invariably, a great teacher. I appreciate your dedication. you not only spit out the code you also cultivate how to think and process for the final expectation
By Benjamin Herbert on 4/3/2022
I did like the course - I felt like a lot of the lessons immediately launched into the coding aspect without describing what the function was doing. It definitely helps if you have some coding background!
By Stefan Friese on 2/1/2022
It was all going well until I needed help, when you get stuck then there is nobody to help. I posted questions to the lecturer, its been months with no answer. You build up momentum in trying to learn something, and then it stops. MASSIVE failure on the Udemy admin side. UDEMY is repsonsible for the course and the content. When I complained to them they said they cant do anything about the fact the questions havent been tended to by the course lecturer. Its absolute nonsense, UDEMY: you are responsible for all the interactions on your site. I paid you guys, not the lecturer - you should fascilitate the communication beteween customer and lecturer. I was so impressed with the course until the point of ZERO communication, now I will never do another course through you guys. UNACCEPTABLE!
By Nicolás Tovar on 12/3/2021
Amazing. Even when I thought the course it was going to be so basic for me, there were some things that were perfect to solidify concepts and practice, Thanks Brad!
By ARSHAD HASSAN on 11/29/2021
Well this course will definitely give you confidence in MySQL. I still feel If Brad can come up in future with a course where one can learn both frontend and MySQL in a single course. Thank you for the course!
By PatBre on 11/10/2021
Based on previous courses that I have taken by Brad Schiff his teaching style and knowledge of the subject is 100%. That is why I am one of the first people to sign up for his latest course. Patrick B.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












