IntroductionPart I: FundamentalsChapter 1: What Is JavaScript?Chapter 2: Data Types and VariablesChapter 3: ArraysChapter 4: ObjectsChapter 5: The Basics of HTMLChapter 6: Conditionals and LoopsChapter 7: Creating a Hangman GameChapter 8: FunctionsPart II: Advanced JavaScriptChapter 9: The DOM and jQueryChapter 10: Interactive ProgrammingChapter 11: Find the Buried Treasure!Chapter 12: Object-Oriented ProgrammingPart III: CanvasChapter 13: The canvas ElementChapter 14: Making Things Move on the CanvasChapter 15: Controlling Animations with the KeyboardChapter 16: Making a Snake Game: Part 1Chapter 17: Making a Snake Game: Part 2Afterword: Where to Go from HereGlossaryIndex

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