course description
JavaScript is a lightweight object-oriented programming language used extensively in Web page design. This short course describes how to use JavaScript in your own Web applications.
topics
- HTML/XHTML/CSS
- JavaScript
assignments
Assignments will be suggested throughout the course. Such assignments will help reinforce the material and examples covered in class. Please make time to work on and complete the assignments. Hands-on learning is crucial to retaining what you learn.
instructor
NAME: David Goldschmidt, Ph.D.
E-MAIL: click here to send me e-mail
TELEPHONE: 518.485.3755
notes & examples
Lecture notes and examples follow:
suggested books
Google for "javascript books" for additional books and resources on learning JavaScript.
I also recommend the following books, though I'd strongly suggest visiting Borders and Barnes & Noble and finding a book that you like:
- JavaScript & Ajax, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide (©2007 Peachpit Press) by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith: An excellent tutorial and resource for JavaScript (and Ajax), including great online resources.
- Learning JavaScript (©2006 O'Reilly) by Shelley Powers: Another excellent tutorial and resource for learning JavaScript.
- JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition (©2006 O'Reilly) by David Flanagan: An excellent reference for JavaScript.
- JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook: Solutions and Examples for Web Programmers (©2003 O'Reilly) by Danny Goodman: An excellent source of examples and techniques for JavaScript.