title: Properly loading JQuery on Rails (object has no method)
body: <p>I am working on a course posted at <a href="http://schneems.com/ut-rails" rel="nofollow">http://schneems.com/ut-rails</a>.  Here is the app I am working with: <a href="https://github.com/schneems/ruby_javascript_data_viz.git" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/schneems/ruby_javascript_data_viz.git</a>.</p>
  
  <p>I am using Rails 3.2.6 and Ruby version 2.0.0p247.</p>
  
  <p>I have only cloned this file to my desktop, installed the bundle, and set up the database.  When I use the console (Chrome) to see if JQuery is working, I get this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; $('body').hide();
    Type Error:  Object #&lt;HTMLBodyElement&gt; has no method 'hide'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I view the page source to see if JQuery is loading, I can see this line:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;script src="/assets/application.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, I don't see anything for JQuery.  What am I missing here?</p>
  
  <p>I have searched for this issue, and have found many similar questions, but I can't seem to find anything to get me going.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you!!</p>