With HTML and CSS, you can build visually appealing static web pages. With a bit of JavaScript, you can add dynamic behavior to these static websites. jQuery is a JavaScript library that provides you with a lot of dynamic behavior «out-of-the-box», allowing you to add some creative effects to otherwise dull layouts.

Necessary preparation

There aren’t any prerequisites for this lesson, but a basic understanding of JavaScript will help you understand the programming logic.

The Program 

1. Learn jQuery: Introduction.
2. Learn jQuery: Effects.
3. Learn jQuery: Event Handlers.
4. Learn jQuery: Style Methods.
5. Learn jQuery: Traversing the DOM.

What you will learn

You will learn how to add jQuery to web pages and how to traverse the DOM. You’ll also learn how to use effects, event handlers and style methods.