LaTeX

• How to install LaTeX on Windows:

1. Download and install MiKTeX.
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
2. Template for Math 2325
3. A multiple choice quiz
4. LaTeX is part of MediaWiki and other software on the Internet\[\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}\]
5. A Beamer slide presentation: PDF file LaTeX file

• Resources:

1. A LaTeX crash course
2. A Simplified Introduction to LaTeX
3. A LaTeX Primer
4. The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX
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.