Typesetting Math
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2 La  Te  X Template

Typesetting Math

Ryan Culpepper <Ryan.Culpepper@umb.edu>

This class requires homework submissions to be typed, not handwritten. You have three main options for typesetting mathematics:
  • 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.

1 LaTeX

If you are a LaTex beginner, I recommend using one of the following:

Other editors and environments for LaTeX:
  • 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.

Other resources for learning LaTeX:

2 LaTeX Template

See demo.tex and demo.pdf.