You get Flex basics (MXML and ActionScript 3), some components (layout containers, buttons, text inputs), and some of the handy features included in the new Flash Builder (e.g., Data/Services tab).
Your First Information-Rich Application is the first of five articles that will be compiled in the book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources. Each full-color article illustrates specific aspects of Flash Builder data visualization with techniques to employ them. The book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder, features exclusive material in the form of a related real-world tutorial project to go alongside each article. This article is equivalent to 59 print pages.