Javascript: Gentle Introduction for Beginners

Take your web design/development skills to the next level by learning Javascript!

Javascript is one of the most in demand programming languages today. This course will take you from zero knowledge to confidently adding interactivity to websites and building standalone applications.

Javascript is here to stay, it is built into and runs in all the major browsers and is the default scripting language for the web.

By learning Javascript you will have the power to add features and interactivity to websites, build large scale full stack applications and create games using one programming language!

• Welcome & what we will be building.
• What is Javascript & what do we use it for?
• Where to include Javascript
• Displaying Javascript on webpages & comments
• Javascript variables & assignment
• Numbers & arithmetic
• Javascript strings
• Mini Challenge: Display a users score
• String methods
• Mini challenge: Correctly format users name
• Javascript arrays
• Array methods
• Javascript functions
• Function parameters
• Javascript scope
• Javascript objects
• Javascript math
• Mini challenge: Generate a random whole number between 1 and 100
• Dates & date methods
• If statements & comparison
• Else & else if statements
• Mini challenge: Age checker
• Logical operators
• Switch statements
• Mini challenge: Higher or lower game
• While loop
• Do while loop
• For loop
• Mini challenge: Phone book
• What is the DOM
• Accessing elements
• Manipulating elements
• Mini challenge: Temperature converter - Part 1
• Mini challenge: Temperature converter - Part 2
• Javascript events
• Mini challenge: Name animator
• Creating the user interface: part 1
• Creating the user interface: part 2
• Adding the CSS and Javascript functions
• Finishing off the project
• Thank you
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