University of Houston Design - Javascript and jQuery

##Lessons

1. Intro to JS - Aug 27 2015

   • What is Javascript?
   • comments
   • primitives
   • console
   • operators
   • variables
   • control flow
   • functions
   • objects
   • arrays

2. jQuery - Animation - Sep 1 2015

   • DOM
   • What is jQuery?
   • $(element)
     • .hide() & .show()
     • .css()
     • .addClass()
     • .removeClass()
     • .toggleClass()
   • animations
     • jquery vs css
     • .fadeIn(), .fadeOut() & .fadeTo()
     • .slideUp(), .slideDown & .slideToggle()
     • .animate()

3. jQuery - Events - Sep 8 2015

   • .on() & .off()
   • event object
   • .one()
   • .ready()

4. jQuery - DOM Manipulation - Sep 17 2015

   • .html()
   • .append() vs .after()
   • .prepend() vs .before()
   • .remove()
   • .empty()

5. Why jQuery? & Recap - Sep 22 2015

   • libraries -- pros and cons
   • jQuery's diminishing returns
   • continued importance of jQuery
   • in-class cumulative project

##Learn More

• Jquery Docs
• JS Docs
• Codecademy / Code School
• VelocityJS (high performance animation library)