MATH 175 LaTeX

This course provides students with an introduction to technical writing and computer presentation with LaTeX. What is LaTeX? LaTeX is based on Donald Knuth's TeX typesetting language to produce well-structured documents particularly those containing scientific formulae, mathematical proofs or computer programs for publication. This course will cover the following topics: History of LaTeX, LaTeX Installation, Typesetting Basics, Math Typesetting, Tables, Graphics, Packages, Programming, Document Classes, BibTeX, Beamer and Creating Packages. 

Credits

1

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Download and install programs needed to create LaTeX documents.
2. Create basic types of LaTeX documents (article, report, letter, book).
3. Format words, lines, and paragraphs, design pages, create lists, tables, references, and figures in LaTeX.
4. Typeset complicated mathematics.
5. Import graphics, as well as: building diagrams, enhancing figures, and plotting functions, using the graphics package PGF/Tikz.
6. Listing content and references: creating a table of contents and lists of figures and tables; as well as how to cite books, create bibliographies, and generate an index.
7. Develop large documents: create complex projects building upon sub-files.
8. Enhance your documents further: bring color into your documents and learn how to create feature-rich PDF documents with bookmarks, hyperlinks, and meta data.
9. Create professional presentations using LaTeX beamer package.