This excerpt is from the book Murach's JavaScript and jQuery by Mike Murach
and Zak Ruvalcaba.
Now that you have the JavaScript skills that you need for using jQuery,
you're ready to learn jQuery. So, in this excerpt, you'll learn a working
subset of jQuery that will get you off to a fast start.
When you complete this section, you'll have all the jQuery skills that you
need for developing professional web pages. You can also go on to any of the
three sections that follow because they are written as independent modules.
If, for example, you want to learn how to use Ajax next, skip to section 4.
Get off to a fast start with jQuery
In this excerpt you'll quickly see how jQuery makes JavaScript programming
easier. Then, you'll learn a working subset of jQuery that will get you off
to a fast start. Along the way, you'll study four complete applications that
will show you ... (more)