Welcome to the Companion Website that accompanies my book Mastering the Internet, XHTML, and JavaScript, Second Edition. This edition is designed with one criterion in mind: we all have very little time to get anything done. Thus, the book strives to serve your learning needs in a speedy and direct way. The book is written in reader-friendly, direct, and concise writing style. The style is supplemented by abundant examples, tutorials, figures and screenshots to illustrate concepts

Each chapter has many features to allow you to understand and master the chapter concepts during the different phases of your learning process:

• Use chapter goal and objectives as a road map for studying, peer discussion with your friends, and to prepare for exams.
• Use chapter blackbox (summary) to review the night before quizzes and exams.
• Use chapter examples and tutorials in the lab or at your home computer to master XHTML and JavaScript, and to do homework. Make sure you study Code Explained, Discussion, and Hands-on sections that come with each example and tutorial to learn more.
• Use chapter quick reference section to find the syntax you want quickly when you get stuck using related software, or writing XHTML and JavaScript for your own Web pages.
• Use chapter FAQs to find answers to your questions.
• Use chapter check your progress to make sure you learn the important chapter concepts.
• After all, use the book in any way you like, have fun during your learning experience and journey, and enjoy yourself.

This Companion Website is easy to use and navigate. Go ahead and give it a try. Moreover, it offers great supplements for you to access at any time, from anywhere on a 24/7 basis! Make sure you bookmark the URL of this Companion Website for speedy access. Also, always remember that the URL is printed in the back cover of the book for easy access.

• chapter goal and objectives
• T/F, multiple choice, and fill in the blank questions (10-15/chapter)
• source code of the book examples and tutorials
• net search terms (5/chapter) that you would find useful to search
• destination links (25 Website URLs) that relate to the book subject

I hope you find this Website useful and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, please contact me, the author, at zeid@coe.neu.edu.

Best wishes!

Abe Zeid

NOTE: click the drop-down menu that reads Jump to at the top left corner of this Web page to access chapter-by-chapter material.