Fundamentals of Web Applications (Fall 2024)

Course Outline

Here is the course outline.

Lectures and Exams

Date	Topic
Sept. 5	Lecture 1
Sept. 10	Lecture 2
Sept. 12	Lecture 3
Sept. 17 (async)	Lecture 4
Sept. 24	Lecture 5
Sept. 26	Lecture 6
Oct. 1	Lecture 7
Oct. 3	Lecture 8
Oct. 8	Lecture 9
Oct. 10	Lecture 10
Oct. 15	Lecture 11
Oct. 17	Lecture 12
Oct. 24, 11:35-12:55	Midterm Q & A (opt.)
Oct. 29	Midterm Exam (in class, online)
Oct. 31	Lecture 13
Nov. 5	Lecture 14
Nov. 7	Lecture 15
Nov. 12	Lecture 16
Nov. 14	Lecture 17
Nov. 19	Lecture 18
Nov. 21	Lecture 19
Nov. 26	Lecture 20
Nov. 28	Lecture 21 (US Thanksgiving)
Dec. 3	Lecture 22
Dec. 5	Lecture 23
TBD (Final exam period)	Final Exam

Tutorials

For each tutorial you will get a progress grade from 0-4, given to you by a TA. If you are being diligent, you should be able to get 4's every week. The easiest way to get your grade is to come to tutorial and meet with your TA; alternately, you can meet a TA in their office hours. You may discuss with your TA in person or online, but the conversation should at least involve a voice call.

Release Date	Show By	Tutorials
Sept. 12	~~Oct. 7~~ Oct. 9	Asynchronous Code in JavaScript
Sept. 19	~~Oct. 7~~ Oct. 9	Simple web server
Sept. 26	Oct. 17	Form Demo
Oct. 3	Oct. 17	Database Demo
Oct. 10	Nov. 13	DOM Demo
Oct. 31	Nov. 13	Tutorial Validator
Nov. 7	TBA	TBA
Nov. 14	TBA	TBA
Nov. 21	TBA	TBA

Assignments

Due Date	Assignments
~~Oct. 7~~ Oct. 9	Assignment 1
Oct. 16	Assignment 2
Nov. 20	Assignment 3
Dec. 4	Assignment 4

Resources

JavaScript

A good book is Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming by Marijn Haverbeke. A version of this book is available online for free, but you can also purchase a copy.
A more in-depth book series is You Don't Know JS Yet.
A standard reference for JavaScript is JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan. It is a big book, but it is comprehensive. (You'll probably have to buy this one.)