Introduction to JavaScript Programming with XML and PHP is an introductory textbook on JavaScript designed for students in Web Development programs at career-focused 2- and 4-year schools that have taken a course in HTML. This hands-on book focuses on the "how-to" aspects of JavaScript for beginning students, with a focus on enhancing and extending websites.
To provide a better teaching and learning experience, for both instructors and students, Introduction to JavaScript Programming with XML and PHP will:
- Apply Theory and/or Research: This text is designed to teach entry-level programmers to work comfortably with JavaScript and understand the interaction with server-side technologies.
- Engage Students: Short examples and two running case studies offer a real-world perspective, and keep students interested in the material.
- Support Instructors and Students: All files necessary for the projects, including images and text files are included in the Student Data Files.
Key Features
- Familiarize students with both client-side and server-side scripting languages – This hands-on book focuses on the "how-to" aspects of JavaScript for beginning students, with a focus on enhancing and extending websites. The text assumes that readers have prior knowledge of HTML and CSS and are proficient in creating static web pages. However, no prior programming experience or specific knowledge of business is a prerequisite.
- Detailed Examples with executable code – More than 235 numbered, worked Examples are included. All program code lines are numbered and code is explained in detail. Students can run all of the code to view the Example in action.
- Exercises - Each chapter contains more than 40 Review Exercises that range in difficulty from the easy to the complex.
- Case Studies – In each chapter students are walked through creating a feature for the two running Case Studies,Greg's Gambits and Carla's Classroom.
- Student Support Website – A variety of resources are available with this book.
- Instructor’s Supplements – A variety of supplemental materials are available to qualified instructors from the Pearson Instructor Resource Center.
Contents
- Computer Basics
- Chapter 1: JavaScript Programming Basics
- Chapter 2: Building Blocks: Variables and Operators
- Chapter 3: Making Decisions: the Selection Structure
- Chapter 4: Going Round and Round: the Repetition Structure
- Chapter 5: Advanced Decisions and Loops
- Chapter 6: Forms
- Chapter 7: Keeping it Neat: Functions and JavaScript Source Files
- Chapter 8: Arrays
- Chapter 9: Searching and Sorting
- Chapter 10: The Document Object Model and XML
- Chapter 11: PHP: An Overview
- Chapter 12: Using PHP with Cookies and MySQL
About the Author
- Liz Drake is an Information Technology professor at Santa Fe College.
Book Details
- Paperback: 960 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley; 1 edition (2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0133068307
- ISBN-13: 978-0133068306
- Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 8 x 10 inches
- List Price: $102.00