First Steps in LaTeX

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Author: George Gr tzer

ISBN-10: 0817641327

ISBN-13: 9780817641320

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"The author lays a clear structure to guide the newcomer through the process...With its clear structure and the well-organized index and quick finder it may also serve the more experienced TeXie as a reference." -Zbl. für Mathematik"First Steps in LaTeX" is for the mathematician, physicist, engineer, scientist, or technical typist who needs to quickly learn how to typeset articles containing mathematical formulas. This book will provide a quick introduction to LaTeX, including the American...

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First Steps in LaTeX is for the mathematician, physicist, engineer, scientist, or technical typist who needs to quickly learn how to typeset articles containing mathematical formulas. This book will provide a quick introduction to LaTeX, including the American Mathematical Society's enhancements, so that your first article can be typeset in only a few hours. Key features include: Simple and direct approach "formula building blocks" to learn how to type math, A "formula gallery" to practice math formulas Samples to demonstrate the basic structure of LaTeX and AMS articles Useful appendices containing mathematical and text symbol tables, and a brief discussion of TeX, LaTeX, and the Internet A unique "Quick Finder"-supplementing a detailed table of contents and index-to look up common terms used in word processing and desktop publishing applications. Like the author's more comprehensive text "Math into LaTeX", this concise, first-step handbook contains well-organized material enriched by practical examples, making it an indispensable guide for the novice user.

Quick FinderIntroduction1Typing text12Typing math113Formulas and user-defined commands314The anatomy of an article475An AMS article616Working with Latex79AMath symbol tables93BText symbol tables105CLatex and the Internet109Index115