Typesetting Math
LaTeX (aka LATEX, latex) —
A markup language (actually, a full programming language) used for producing technical documents, among other uses. It is not easy to use, but it is very powerful and useful. Microsoft Word with its formula editor. Convert the document to PDF for submission.
Depending on the assignment and the specific question and answer, plain text might be sufficient. For example: The set of odd squares less than 10 is {1, 9}.
Note: Your typed submissions must be understandable, but beyond that, you get no extra credit for the beauty of your mathematical typesetting. If you don’t have time to spare, don’t waste it on fancy formatting.
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If you are a LaTex beginner, I recommend using one of the following:
Overleaf —
A web environment for writing LaTeX documents. Their Help/Documentation page has resources to help new users learn LaTeX. The site requires registration, but there is a free plan, and there is a student discount for the paid plan. The free plan should be sufficient. TeXStudio —
A desktop application. Requires a LaTeX distribution to be installed locally (eg, TeXLive). See the User Manual for an introduction to its features.
CodeCogs Equation Editor —
Online graphical math editor. LyX —
Not quite a word processor, but a graphical “document processor” that uses LaTeX and can produce LaTeX. It has a graphical math editor.
The documentation at Overleaf: Learn LaTeX is good, even if you decide not to use Overleaf itself.
The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2ε – Or LaTeX 2ε in 280 minutes
Math into LaTeX by George Grätzer.