CRN 23745: Technology Info

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LaTeX

• How to install LaTeX on Windows: The two software packages MikTeX and TeXMaker can be downloaded here as a zip file (215 MB).

1. Download and install MiKTeX. You need internet access for the installation.
2. Make sure you have Adobe Reader installed.
3. Download and install an editor, such as TeXMaker or TeXnicCenter. Configure the PDFLateX option.

• How to install LaTeX on Linux:

1. Skip Step 1 above: LaTeX should already be installed.
2. Make sure you have Adobe Reader (or another PDF reader) installed.
3. There is a version of TeXMaker for Linux. Configure the PDFLateX option.

• How to install LaTeX on Macs:

1. Follow the instructions at MacTeX.

• Some examples of LaTeX files:

1. barebones.tex | barebones.tex with more examples
2. A multiple choice quiz
3. LaTeX is part of MediaWiki and other software on the Internet\[\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}\]

• Resources:

1. Wikibook LaTeX
2. LaTeX Tutorials - A Primer
3. The Not So Short Introduction to $\LaTeX$
4. A LaTeX crash course
5. The TeX Cookbook (List of symbols)
6. The standard book reference is: Leslie Lamport, LaTeX: A Document Preparation System, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition, 1994.

Computer Algebra Systems

Mathematica

• Hands-on Start to Mathematica (7 min. Video)
• Mathematica notebooks:
  • Introduction | Graphing | Solving Equations
• Mathematica textbooks (in increasing order of complexity):
  • Roozbeh Hazrat, Mathematica: A Problem-Centered Approach, Springer Verlag, 2010.
  • Stan Wagon, Mathematica in Action, Springer Verlag, 3rd ed., 2010.
  • Paul Wellin, Programming with Mathematica: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 4th ed., 2013.
  • Sal Mangano, Mathematica Cookbook, O'Reilly, 2010.
  • Roman Maeder, Programming in Mathematica, Springer Verlag, 3rd ed., 1997.