1.3: What is in this Book

As to how to use this book, it is divided into sections, and each of those sections is further divided into chapters. The overall layout of the books is as follows:

1. The Basics Components of Web Pages

   This section covers the basic elements needed to create a web application. An overview of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, up to the ability to create and process a simple form, will be covered. The topics will be:

   Chapter 3	HTML
   1.	HTML Text, Tags, and Attributes
   2.	Standard HTML Tags
   3.	Document Structure Tags and Simple Web Page
   4.	Creating Forms in HTML
   Chapter 4	JavaScript
   5.	How to insert JavaScript into an html file.
   6.	Getting input and output from JavaScript.
   7.	Commenting in JavaScript.
   8.	Variables and arrays.
   9.	The procedural constructs if, for, and while
   10.	Functions and iterators
   11.	Events and event processing using callback functions.
   12.	Principals and usage of Unobtrusive JavaScript and IFFE.
   Chapter 5	CSS
   13.	CSS syntax
   14.	Styling sections of a web page
   15.	Styling a JavaScript form
   16.	CSS selectors
   17.	CSS and separate file management.

2. JavaScript Objects and a CRUD application
3. Implementing a Web Server using Node.js and MongoDb
4. Mapping Application

   The material in Part I of this text tends to be fairly simple for Junior/Senior CS students. I would expect that a reasonable Junior CS student could cover it in 2-3 weeks. The material in Part II is generally new to the students, and will require slightly more time, probably 3-4 weeks. The server material is mostly generated programmatically, so if the only the AJAX part of the application is covered without a lot of discussion about the server implementation, this section should take 2-3 weeks. The GIS portion using Open Layers should be able to be covered in 2-3 weeks. If an aggressive schedule is maintained through the material, there should be 3-6 weeks at the end of the semester for students to do a project of their choosing.

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