An introduction to relational databases and SQL -- How to use the Management Studio -- How to retrieve data from a single table -- How to retrieve data from two or more tables -- How to code summary queries -- How to code subqueries -- How to insert, update, and delete data -- How to work with data types -- How to use functions -- How to design a database -- How to create and maintain databases, tables, and sequences with SQL statements -- How to use the Management Studio for database design -- How to work with views -- How to code scripts -- How to code stored procedures, functions, and triggers -- How to work with cursors -- How to manage transactions and locking -- How to manage database security -- How to work with XML -- How to work with BLOBs -- An introduction to CLR integration -- How to code CLR stored procedures, functions, and triggers -- How to code aggregate functions and user-defined types