\begin{tables}{ll}{Keyword & Description} \texttt{SELECT val, val2} & returns the columns \texttt{val} and \texttt{val2} \\ \texttt{FROM table d, table2 c} & selects the target tables. Can use range variables (\texttt{d, c} here) \\ \texttt{WHERE} & Filter results. Can also target non-acquired columns \\ \texttt{DISTINCT} & Returns elements without duplicates \\ \texttt{IN} & Checks if the element is present in subquery \\ \texttt{UNION} & Set union (also removes duplicates) \\ \texttt{INTERSECT} & Set intersection \\ \texttt{EXCEPT} & Set difference \\ \texttt{JOIN} & Join tables, always requires a ON clause \\ \texttt{ON} & Specify on which column with what condition to join the tables \\ \texttt{DATE} & Used to do comparisons against fixed Dates (followed by Datestring) \\ \texttt{AS} & Rename a column \\ \texttt{AVG(column)} & Computes the average of the specified column \\ \texttt{SUM(column)} & Computes the sum of the specified column \\ \end{tables} We can directly add new columns to our result using statements like (also note that we do not actually return salary and employment columns) \mint{sql}{SELECT name, salary * employment / 100 AS RealSalary FROM employees;}