Theme: Producing documents in LATEX why was LATEX devised and why is it popular? how to produce a very simple LATEX document using the article style some widely used features: tables figures including graphics and pdf files itemizing and enumerating a very brief introduction to math mode using style sheets using BibTEX to create a reference list working with multifile documents, e.g. for producing a dissertation creating an index

How to prepare   For the first session: Find TEXmaker on one of the School's linux machines For the second session: Using the example file from the first session copy the files into your own user area; using a LATEX of your choice (e.g. TEXmaker), produce printed output of these files; experiment with making modifications to the files.

Slides   Session 1 - 1 slide per page Session 1 - 6 slides per page Session 2 - 1 slide per page Session 2 - 6 slides per page

Handouts   A very quick guide to getting started with TEXmaker

Examples from the lecture   example1.tex example2.tex repr_terms.pdf latex_example3.tex latex_example3.bib

More resources   Software TEXmaker [introduction and downloads] The JabRef reference manager Style files Chicago style file Archive Comprehensive TEX Archive Network Guides to LATEX Local Guide to Using LATEX The Not So Short Guide to LaTeX2e

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