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

Select Name, T.Score, er. date 
from Students S inner join
          (Select Student_ID,Max(Score) as Score from Exam_Results
           Group by Student_ID) T 
On S.id=T.Student_ID inner join Exam_Result er
On er.Student_ID = T.Student_ID And er.Score=T.Score