sql语句找不着这个异常啊

sql语句找不着这个错误啊！
select top 3 student.StudentName as studentname,student.StudentId as studentid,student.MatriNo as matrino,speciality.SpecialityName as specialityname from student,speciality where student.SpecialityId=speciality.SpecialityId and student.SpecialityId=? and student.StudentName like ? order by StudentId desc 
我用的是mysql数据库，运行到这里时老师提示错误：com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '3 student.StudentName as studentname,student.StudentId as studentid,student.Matr' at line 1
我是比较菜的，这错误困扰多时，请各位高手帮忙看看啦！

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在mysql里用limit限制记录数
SELECT * FROM 表 LIMIT 3

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在mysql的语法中是没有top的。top是在sqlServer中用的。
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top是sql中的 如果是mysql 使用limit 0,3从0开始取三个
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mysql简单分页:
select * from tableName order by id limit start,end;

其中start和end分别是行的索引