Full Description
This is the fourth edition of the standard introductory text and complete reference for scientists in all disciplines, as well as engineers. This fully revised version includes important updates on articles and books as well as information on a crucial new topic: how to create transparencies and computer projections, both for classrooms and professional meetings. The text maintains its user-friendly, example-based, visual approach, gently easing readers into the secrets of Latex with The Short Course. Then it introduces basic ideas through sample articles and documents. It includes a visual guide and detailed exposition of multiline math formulas, and even provides instructions on preparing books for publishers.
Contents
Short Course.- Your Latex.- Typing text.- Typing math.- Your first article and presentation.- Text and Math.- Typing text.- Text environments.- Typing math.- More math.- Multiline math displays.- Document Structure.- Latex documents.- The AMS article document class.- Legacy document classes.- Presentations and PDF Documents.- PDF documents.- Presentations.- Customization.- Customizing Latex.- Long Documents.- Bibtex.- MakeIndex.- Books in Latex.



