Jquery and javascript in 24 hours, sams teach

Learn jQuery and JavaScript in 24 one-hour lessons Sams Teach Yourself jQuery and JavaScript in 24 Hours helps you build dynamic single-page web apps that deliver the rich experiences your users want. This book?s straightforward, step-by-step approach shows you how to create effects, animations, lists, complex forms, and more. In just a few hours, you?ll be building great user interfaces for any device, even the newest smartphones and tablets. Every lesson builds on what you?ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common jQuery and JavaScript development tasks. Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn. Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions Learn how to? Quickly start building web pages with jQuery and JavaScript Master jQuery syntax, logic, functions, and objects Efficiently access, manipulate, and navigate DOM elements Build highly interactive web pages with events and event handlers Implement cookies, pop-up windows, and timers Create animations, special effects, and image galleries Construct, interact with, and validate forms Use advanced elements, such as table filters, custom dialogs, and dynamic sparklines Access server-side data via AJAX Work with data using JSON, XML, queues, and binding Build superior user interfaces more quickly with jQuery UI Add richer page interactions with jQuery UI Widgets Create mobile-friendly pages with jQuery Mobile Customize your mobile pages with jQuery Mobile ThemeRoller Contents at a Glance PART I: Introduction to jQuery and JavaScript Development HOUR 1: Intro to Dynamic Web ProgrammingHOUR 2: Debugging jQuery and JavaScript Web PagesHOUR 3: Understanding Dynamic Web Page AnatomyHOUR 4: Adding CSS/CSS3 Styles to Allow Dynamic Design and LayoutHOUR 5: Jumping into jQuery and JavaScript SyntaxHOUR 6: Understanding and Using JavaScript Objects PART II: Implementing jQuery and JavaScript in Web Pages HOUR 7: Accessing DOM Elements Using JavaScript and jQuery ObjectsHOUR 8: Navigating and Manipulating jQuery Objects and DOM Elements with jQueryHOUR 9: Applying Events for Richly Interactive Web PagesHOUR 10: Dynamically Accessing and Manipulating Web PagesHOUR 11: Accessing Data Outside the Web Page PART III: Building Richly Interactive Web Pages HOUR 12: Enhancing User Interaction Through Animation and Other Special Effects HOUR 13: Interacting with Web Forms HOUR 14: Creating Advanced Web Page Elements PART IV: Advanced Concepts HOUR 15: Accessing Server-Side Data via AJAX HOUR 16: Interacting with External Services, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Flickr PART V: jQuery UI HOUR 17: Introducing jQuery UI HOUR 18: Using jQuery UI EffectsHOUR 19: Advanced Interactions Using jQuery UI Interaction WidgetsHOUR 20: Using jQuery UI Widgets to Add Rich Interactions to Web Pages PART VI: jQuery Mobile HOUR 21: Introducing Mobile Website Development HOUR 22: Implementing Mobile Web PagesHOUR 23: Formatting Content in Mobile Pages HOUR 24: Implementing Mobile Form Elements and Controls