Heh, perfect example to do what? What would you like to achieve with your first jQuery script? I ask because jQuery is very versatile and can do many different things.

jQuery is pretty easy to pick up if you know JavaScript. If you don't know any JavaScript, I recommend you pick up a copy of "Dom Scripting" by Jeremy Keith http://www.domscripting.com/book/
You could also check out the basic JavaScript tutorial at http://w3schools.com/js/default.asp and move on to the DOM tutorial http://w3schools.com/htmldom/default.asp

Once you've got some JavaScript under your belt, start with learning some of the basics. This is a great tutorial that will get you doing some simple things quickly: http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/jquery-tutorials-for-designers/

Ultimately though, once you understand the basics of jQuery and how the chaining effect works, you should have a good read through the official jQuery documentation http://docs.jquery.com/Main_Page as there is some really good stuff to be found in there.
Source(s):
http://www.domscripting.com/book/
http://w3schools.com/js/default.asp
http://w3schools.com/htmldom/default.asp
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/jquery-tutorials-for-designers/
http://docs.jquery.com/Main_Page


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