Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Programming with JavaScript.

Chapter 1: Taking the Web to the Next Level.

Chapter 2: Writing Your First Program.

Chapter 3: Changing Program Behavior with Conditions.

Chapter 4: Loops and Debugging.

Chapter 5: Functions, Arrays, and Objects.

Part II: Using JavaScript to Enhance Your Pages.

Chapter 6: Talking to the Page.

Chapter 7: Getting Valid Input.

Chapter 8: Moving and Grooving.

Part III: Moving Up to AJAX.

Chapter 9: AJAX Essentials.

Chapter 10: Improving JavaScript and AJAX with jQuery.

Chapter 11: Animating jQuery.

Chapter 12: Using the jQuery User Interface Toolkit.

Chapter 13: Improving Usability with jQuery.

Chapter 14: Working with AJAX Data.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Amazing jQuery Plugins.

Chapter 16: Ten Great Resources.

Index.

About the Author

Andy Harris is a lecturer in computer science at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. He was instrumental in developing the university's certificate program in applied computer science and has taught courses in Web development as well as several programming languages.