Introduction to LaTeX

LaTeX is the gold standard for document typesetting in academia. In this 2 hour single-session IAP event we'll see how easy it is to make professional-looking papers and resumes, get you typesetting math like a pro, delve into macros, and finish with Beamer, the popular open-source LaTeX analog to Powerpoint.
When and Where: Thu Jan 10, 07-09:00pm, 1-115
Prerequisites: None
Contact: Jessica McKellar, sipb-iap-latex@mit.edu


Potentially Useful Material:
The beamer slides used during the lecture.
A .tex file with examples for formatting images, tables, footnotes, bibliographies, lists, and more.
A .tex file with examples for formatting mathematical expressions.


(Remember! Use 1) elatex, 2) xdvi, and 3) dvips or just pdflatex to compile and view the .tex files.)


The official site for TeXShop, a GPL'ed graphical TeX editor and previewer for Mac OS X
The Sourceforge TeXShop page
A succinct page of common LaTeX symbols
An intimidatingly large but comprehensive list of LaTeX symbols





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