Learn to Code: JavaScript for Absolute Beginners

This course helps the learner to learn basic JavaScript programming using execution sheets and flow charts.

Beginner

36 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

This course helps the learner to learn basic JavaScript programming using execution sheets and flow charts.

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This course includes

109 Playgrounds

6 Quizzes

This course includes

109 Playgrounds

6 Quizzes

Course Overview

JavaScript is a versatile programming language that enhances the interactivity and functionality of web pages. It is a core technology alongside HTML and CSS, indispensable for building simple websites as well as complex web applications. This course is a comprehensive introduction to JavaScript programming fundamentals, starting with problem-solving and simple programs. Through hands-on exercises, challenges, and quizzes, you will learn about control structures, loops, strings, arrays, and functions, even...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of fundamental JavaScript programming concepts and their application

Working knowledge of writing clean, efficient, and maintainable JavaScript code

Hands-on experience developing algorithmic thinking using JavaScript

The ability to troubleshoot and resolve code issues effectively using JavaScript

Familiarity with control structures, loops, strings, arrays, and methods in JavaScript

What You'll Learn

An understanding of fundamental JavaScript programming concepts and their application

Course Content

About the Course

Introduction

Problem Solving with Simple Programs

Problem Solving: The Bottle Filling Example

Simple Program and Execution Sheet

Practice Simple Programs

Quiz on Problem Solving with Simple Programs

Decisions and Branching

Flowcharts and Conditional Expressions

Converting Flowcharts into Execution Sheets

Quiz on Decisions and Branching

JavaScript Basics

First JavaScript Program

Fundamentals of JavaScript

Conditional Statement

Categories of Errors

Quiz on JavaScript Basics

Challenge: Formula Converter

Repetition with Loops

Introduction to Loops

Counter-controlled Loops

Sentinel Loops

Nested Loops

Quiz on Repetition with Loops

Challenge: The Nearest Power of 2

Strings and Arrays

6 Lessons

Functions

5 Lessons

Appendix - Complex Programs

4 Lessons

Wrap Up

1 Lesson

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