Table of Contents - Programming the Web Using XHTML and JavaScript

1. Introduction to the Internet

   • The Origins of the Internet
   • Packets and Routers
   • TCP/IP and Domain Names
   • Basic Services from FTP to the WWW
   • URLs and Client-Server Computing

2. Creating a Basic Web Page

   • The HTML Source Document
   • Creating a Source Document
   • HTML, XML, and XHTML
   • Paragraphs and Line Breaks
   • Adding More Tags

3. Cascading Style Sheets

   • The Power of Styles
   • Formatting Fonts Using Styles
   • Creating Tags with Multiple Styles
   • Using Local Styles
   • Creating Custom Tags
   • External Style Sheets

4. Attributes, Lists, and Tables

   • Extensions and Deprecations
   • More Tags and Attributes
   • Displaying Lists
   • Turning to Tables

5. Images, Links, and Multimedia

   • Displaying Images
   • Creating Links
   • Making Images into Links
   • Adding Multimedia Elements

6. Web Page Design and Layout

   • Layout with Style
   • The Return of Tables
   • Creating and Using Frames
   • Opening Multiple Windows

7. Introduction to Programming and JavaScript

   • Introduction to Programming
   • What is JavaScript?
   • The <script> Element
   • The Entomology of Programming
   • Comments about Comments
   • Creating Interactive Web Pages

8. Objects and Variables

   • An Introduction to Objects
   • Storing Things for Later Use: Variables
   • The Object Structure of a Web Browser

9. Functions and Parameters

   • Divide and Conquer: Using Functions
   • Adding a Delivery System: Parameters
   • Creating Image Rollovers

10. Forms and the Interactive Surfer

    • Interactive Input/Output with Text Boxes
    • More Practice with Parameters
    • Focus, Blur, and Change Events
    • Submitting Form Information

11. Performing Calculations

    • A Web Page Calculator
    • Basic Math with JavaScript
    • Returning a Value from a Function
    • Implementing a Simple Calculator

12. Increasing the Interactivity

    • The Conditional Statement
    • More HTML Forms: Check Boxes
    • More HTML Forms: Radio Buttons
    • More HTML Forms: Pop-up Menus

13. Putting It All Together: Online Quizzes and Slide Shows

    • Implementing an Online Quiz
    • Adding a Write-In Question
    • An Automatic Slide Show

14. Loops and Arrays

    • A Different Kind of Quiz
    • Three Types of Loops
    • Arrays
    • The elements Array
    • More with Loops and Arrays

15. Strings, Dates, and Cookies

    • Validation vs. Verification
    • Validating an Identification Number
    • Accessing the Date Object
    • Creating and Reading Cookies

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1. Introduction to the Internet
2. Creating a Basic Web Page
3. Cascading Style Sheets
4. Attributes, Lists, and Tables
5. Images, Links, and Multimedia
6. Web Page Design and Layout
7. Introduction to Programming and JavaScript
8. Objects and Variables
9. Functions and Parameters
10. Forms and the Interactive Surfer
11. Performing Calculations
12. Increasing the Interactivity
13. Putting It All Together: Online Quizzes and Slide Shows
14. Loops and Arrays
15. Strings, Dates, and Cookies