Joining tables based on the maximum value

Question

Here\'s a simplified example of what I\'m talking about:

Table: students      exam_results
_____________       ____________________________________
| id | name |         


        

Answer 1

Try this,

Select student.name, max(result.score) As Score from Student
        INNER JOIN
    result
        ON student.ID = result.student_id
GROUP BY
    student.name