Okay this article is not about jQuery or math. I am only reasonably proficient at jQuery or javascript math.
I should actually call it javascript math. jQuery plugins use math but it is all javascript. Mostly it is offset manipulation, simple math that goes behind easing, smoothing, curve algebra and so on. So you should know the mathematical background necessary for fx work. Then you should know javascript syntax which is object oriented. And the math functions have a syntax similar to C with some OO pooled in. Then you got it. If you read the source code of most plugins you find math. https://raw.github.com/logicbox/jquery-simplyscroll/master/jquery.simplyscroll.js Not much. But yes, almost as much math as there is in usual programming but usually more. I have read lot of source and if you contrast with the source of wget or curl or less or OpenBSD kernel or Apache or OpenSSL then the math content in jQuery plugins are slightly higher. But the skill required to follow what is going on is a combo of 1) guesswork 2) experience 3) confidence 4) syntax mastery 5) problem domain 6) math skills But it is not all that hard. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech http://gayatri-hitech.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
