LaTeX: An Introduction to Text Processing BeginnersUpdated
Wed 18 Apr, Sun 22 Apr 2012
Description
LaTeX is a powerful document description language built on top of TeX. It is available on Unix, Windows and Macintoshes. It can be used for the presentation of plain text (including accented characters and letters outside the English alphabet), the typesetting of mathematics, the generation of tables, and producing simple diagrams. It is particularly suited for the writing of theses, papers and technical documents.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge of TeX will be assumed but some familiarity with Unix will be useful for following the demonstrations.
Sessions
Number of sessions: 2
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 18 Apr 2012 13:45 - 17:00 | 13:45 - 17:00 | Balfour Macintosh Room | K.M. Jeary, Rosemary Rodd |
| 2 | Sun 22 Apr 2012 13:45 - 17:00 | 13:45 - 17:00 | Balfour Macintosh Room | K.M. Jeary, Rosemary Rodd, P. Mazumdar |
Topics covered
- Introduction
- Structure of a LaTeX document
- Structure of LaTeX commands
- Characters in LaTeX
- Text - sectioning, titles, footnotes and marginal notes
- Environments, poetry, lists and tabular data
- Cross references and simple bibliographies
- Floating blocks
- Defining new commands and changing fonts
- Simple diagrams in LaTeX
- Mathematical aspects
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals
Duration
Two half day sessions
Themes
Booking / availability