I'm looking for a javascript text that matches my use case. I want to learn how to write interactive browser applications. Some examples: mini physics simulations, side scrolling games, image ...

The good part about that is that I don’t have to test on Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome; the bad part is that I do have to test on IE 6 (ugh!), IE 7, IE 8, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.