Module 6: JavaScript and the Client Side

Module 6 Overview Video Reading: Textbook Chapter 6

All of the material in this module corresponds to Chapter 6 of the ESaaS textbook — the free PDF is linked on the Resources page. Watch each section’s video, read the matching section of the textbook, then complete the self-check on Gradescope.

Module 6 Self-Check

After finishing the videos and readings, complete the Module 6 Self-Check on Gradescope. Self-checks are short, count toward your grade, and allow unlimited attempts — you need to get every question right, so keep trying until you do.

Sections

Section	Watch	Read
6.1 JavaScript: The Big Picture	Video	§6.1
6.2 Introducing ECMAScript	Video	§6.2
6.3 Classes, Functions and Constructors	Video	§6.3
6.4 The Document Object Model (DOM) and jQuery	Video	§6.4
6.5 The DOM and Accessibility	Video	§6.5
6.6 Events and Callbacks	Video	§6.6
6.7 AJAX: Asynchronous JavaScript And XML	Video	§6.7
6.8 Testing JavaScript and AJAX	Video	§6.8
6.10 Single-Page Apps and JSON APIs	Video	§6.10

Additional textbook readings

These sections have no videos, but are part of the assigned reading:

• §6.0 Concepts and Prerequisites
• §6.11 Fallacies and Pitfalls
• §6.12 Concluding Remarks: JavaScript Past, Present and Future