<div id="demo" style="width: 500px; height: 300px;">
    
    </div>

 $(document).ready(function() {
         var coords = '38.871008,-77.055979';
            var container = $("#demo");
         var map = new google.maps.Map(container, {
                zoom: 12, // Close zoom!
                mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP // Use the classic roadmap
            });
        var coordsarr = coords.split(',');
        var latlong = new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(coordsarr[0]), parseFloat(coordsarr[1]));
                              var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                                  position: latlong,
                                  map: map
                                  });

        map.setCenter(latlong);
     });