Getting Started with jQuery

• Using jQuery with Other Libraries
• Starting Processing When the DOM Tree is Ready
• jQuery Utility Functions

Forming Wrapped Sets with jQuery Selectors

• CSS Selectors
• Hierarchical Selectors
• Basic Filters
• Content Filters
• Visibility Filters
• Attribute Filters
• Child-Specific Filters
• Form Element Filters
• Additional Wrapped Set Methods

Event-Driven Programming with jQuery

• Event Helpers
• Interaction Helpers: toggle() and hover()
• jQuery Event Objects
• jQuery Live Events

jQuery and Ajax

• The load() Wrapped Set Method
• Basic Ajax Requests with $.get() and $.post()
• $.getJSON() and $.get Script()
• Exercising Complete Control with $.ajax()
• Global Ajax Events
• Ajax Helper Methods

Overview of jQuery Plugin Development (time permitting)

• Best Practices
• Utility Function Plugins
• Wrapped Set Method Plugins
• Providing Default Argument Values

Getting Started with jQuery UI

• Using an Existing Theme or Creating Your Own
• jQuery Animation Methods Extended by jQuery UI
• jQuery UI Animation Effects
• Using Animations with show(), hide() and toggle()

jQuery UI Interaction Helpers

• Draggables
• Droppables
• Resizables
• Selectables
• Sortables

jQuery UI User Interface Elements, Part I

• Progressbar
• Slider
• Datepicker
• Dialog
• Button
• Autocomplete

jQuery UI User Interface Elements, Part II

• Tabs
• Accordions

jQuery UI Plugins

• Using an Object to Retain State Information
• Using a Single Method with an Action Argument
• Creating a Plugin Using $.widget()
• Adding Callbacks to a Plugin