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Head First Ajax and Head First Statistics!

These books are making their way into bookstores over the next few weeks. That means we can now show you complete sample chapters!

Head First Ajax is a complete learning experience for dynamic, interactive web application programming.

Sometimes you just need a little mind DOM control.
It's great to know that web browsers turn your XHTML into DOM trees. And you can do a lot by moving around within those trees. But real power is taking control of a DOM tree and making the tree look like you want it to. Sometimes what you really need is to add a new element and some text, or to remove an element, like an image, from a page altogether. You can do all of that and more with the DOM, and along the way, banish that troublesome innerHTML property altogether. The result? Code that can do more to a page, without having to mix presentation and structure in with your JavaScript.

Download Chapter 7 of Head First Ajax from this page

Head First Statistics brings this typically dry subject to life, teaching you all the fundamentals of the discipline using engaging, interactive, real-world scenarios, ranging from analyzing sports stats to casino gambling to prescription drug testing.

Life is full of uncertainty.
Sometimes it can be impossible to say what will happen from one minute to the next. But certain events are more likely to occur than others, and that's where probability theory comes into play. Probability lets you predict the future by assessing the likelihood of outcomes, and knowing what could happen helps you make informed decisions. In this chapter you'll find out more about probability, and learn how to take control of the future!

Download Chapter 4 of Head First Statistics from this page