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* How to install LaTeX on Macs:
 
* How to install LaTeX on Macs:
 
# Follow the instructions at [http://http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX].
 
# Follow the instructions at [http://http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX].
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* Some examples of LaTeX files:
 
* Some examples of LaTeX files:
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# [http://helmut.knaust.info/class/201310_2325/template.tex Template for Math 2325]
 
# [http://helmut.knaust.info/class/201310_2325/template.tex Template for Math 2325]
 
# [http://helmut.knaust.info/class/201310_2325/MCquiz.tex A multiple choice quiz]
 
# [http://helmut.knaust.info/class/201310_2325/MCquiz.tex A multiple choice quiz]
# A ''Beamer'' presentation: [http://helmut.knaust.info/presentations/2009/20090808_MF_Machin/Machin.pdf PDF file] [http://helmut.knaust.info/presentations/2009/20090808_MF_Machin/Machin.tex LaTeX file]
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# LaTeX is part of MediaWiki and other software on the Internet:<math>\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}</math>
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# A ''Beamer'' slide presentation: [http://helmut.knaust.info/presentations/2009/20090808_MF_Machin/Machin.pdf PDF file] [http://helmut.knaust.info/presentations/2009/20090808_MF_Machin/Machin.tex LaTeX file]
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* Resources:
 
* Resources:
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# [http://helmut.knaust.info/oldclass/200410_2325/latex.pdf A LaTeX crash course]
 
# [http://www.math.uconn.edu/ITResources/Downloads/LaTeXUserManual.pdf A Simplified Introduction to LaTeX]
 
# [http://www.math.uconn.edu/ITResources/Downloads/LaTeXUserManual.pdf A Simplified Introduction to LaTeX]
 
# [http://www.math.uconn.edu/ITResources/Downloads/LaTeXPrimerIndia.pdf A LaTeX Primer]
 
# [http://www.math.uconn.edu/ITResources/Downloads/LaTeXPrimerIndia.pdf A LaTeX Primer]

Revision as of 11:21, 14 November 2012

  • 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.

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