Note: To get the most out of this tutorial, you should view the source of this page. It has been designed to be easily read (notice the minimalist design). For more detailed explaination, please read the accompanying blog post at Learn jQuery Now (URL HERE).
This form demonstrates the most basic way to validate a form. You can simply add some a class information to each element of your form to force the validation.
This form demonstrates using options to really control the validation at a deeper level.