Learn jQuery

Learn the basics of jQuery, a JavaScript library that allows you to easily add dynamic behavior to static web pages.

### Why Learn jQuery?
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.

### Take-Away Skills:
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.

### Note on Prerequisites:
There aren't any prerequisites for this lesson, but a basic understanding of JavaScript will help you understand the programming logic.

• Learn jQuery: Introduction: In this course, you will learn about jQuery linking, targeting, and methods.
• Lesson: jQuery Setup
• Project: Madison Square Market
• Quiz: jQuery Introduction Quiz
• Learn jQuery: Effects: In this course, you will learn how to use jQuery Effects to add animations to your HTML elements.
• Lesson: Learn jQuery: Effects
• Project: Trivia Card
• Quiz: jQuery Effects Quiz
• Learn jQuery: Event Handlers: In this course, you will learn how to link an event to effects using jQuery event handlers.
• Lesson: Mouse Events
• Project: Feedster
• Quiz: Mouse Events Quiz
• Learn jQuery: Style Methods: In this course, you will how to modify elements using jQuery style methods.
• Lesson: Style Methods
• Project: Web Safe Font Preview
• Quiz: Style Methods Quiz
• Learn jQuery: Traversing the DOM: In this course, you will learn about jQuery methods that allow you to access elements in the DOM, based on their relative position.
• Lesson: Traversing the DOM
• Project: Gameboard
• Quiz: Traversing the DOM Quiz