Installing LATEX
Introduction
Introduction to LATEX:Week 1: Installation
Daryl DeFord, David Freund, and Katie Harding
Dartmouth CollegeDepartment of Mathematics
Dartmouth CollegeKresge Library Workshop
September 29, 2016
Installing LATEX
Introduction
Abstract
Abstract
Abstract
The first meeting of the workshop series is focused on getting you upand running with LaTeX. We will help you install a LaTeX compilerand the TeX Maker editor on Linux, Mac, or Windows and practicecompiling example documents. Several templates will be provided sothat you can begin experimenting immediately. Please bring yourlaptop.
Installing LATEX
Introduction
Outline
Table of Contents
1 IntroductionAbstractOutline
2 Types of DocumentsStandard
3 History of LATEXEarly Days of TEXLATEXToday
4 Installation Guide5 Conclusion
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
Theorem (D. (2014) [1])
The number of distinct Lucas tilings of a 1× n bracelet up to symmetryis:
dn−12 e∑
i=0
1
n− i
∑d|(i,n−i)
ϕ(d)
(n−idid
) . (1)
[1] D. DeFord: Enumerating Distinct Chessboard Tilings, Fibonacci
Quarterly, 52(5), 102-116, (2014).
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
Theorem (D. (2014) [1])
The number of distinct Lucas tilings of a 1× n bracelet up to symmetryis:
dn−12 e∑
i=0
1
n− i
∑d|(i,n−i)
ϕ(d)
(n−idid
) . (1)
[1] D. DeFord: Enumerating Distinct Chessboard Tilings, Fibonacci
Quarterly, 52(5), 102-116, (2014).
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
• High typographical quality
• Programability
• Open source/stability/portability
• Ease of collaboration
• Separation of structural elements from content
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
• High typographical quality
• Programability
• Open source/stability/portability
• Ease of collaboration
• Separation of structural elements from content
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
• High typographical quality
• Programability
• Open source/stability/portability
• Ease of collaboration
• Separation of structural elements from content
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
• High typographical quality
• Programability
• Open source/stability/portability
• Ease of collaboration
• Separation of structural elements from content
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
• High typographical quality
• Programability
• Open source/stability/portability
• Ease of collaboration
• Separation of structural elements from content
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Why LATEX?
• Designed for mathematical content
• High typographical quality
• Programability
• Open source/stability/portability
• Ease of collaboration
• Separation of structural elements from content
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Basic Document Types
• Homework Assignments
• Exams
• Homework Solutions
• Lecture Notes
• Articles
• Books
• CVs
• Posters
• Slideshows
Installing LATEX
Types of Documents
Standard
Animations
Installing LATEX
History of LATEX
Early Days of TEX
Figure: Donald Knuth 1
http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/ uno/
Installing LATEX
History of LATEX
LATEX
Figure: Leslie Lamport 1
http://www.lamport.org/
Installing LATEX
History of LATEX
Today
(a) Website (b) Guides
Figures generated by http://www.wordclouds.com/
Installing LATEX
Installation Guide
URLs for downloads
Compilers
• MacTEX: http://tug.org/mactex
• MikTEX: http://miktek.org
Editors
• TEXMaker: http://xm1math.net/texmaker/
• TEXWorks: http://www.tug.org/texworks/
• LyX: http://www.lyx.org/
Installing LATEX
Conclusion
See you next week!
Thanks!
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