This is the fourth edition of the standard introductory text and complete reference for scientists in all disciplines, as well as engineers. This fully revised version includes important updates on articles and books as well as information on a crucial new topic: how to create transparencies and computer projections, both for classrooms and professional meetings. The text maintains its user-friendly, example-based, visual approach, gently easing readers into the secrets of Latex with The Short Course. Then it introduces basic ideas through sample articles and documents. It includes a visual guide and detailed exposition of multiline math formulas, and even provides instructions on preparing books for publishers.
Author(s): George Grätzer
Edition: 4
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 653
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 19
Preface to the Fourth Edition......Page 22
Acknowledgments......Page 24
Is this book for you?......Page 25
I. Short Course......Page 31
1.1 Your computer......Page 32
1.3 Editing cycle......Page 33
1.4 Three productivity tools......Page 34
2. Typing text......Page 36
2.1 The keyboard......Page 37
2.2 Your first note......Page 38
2.3 Lines too wide......Page 41
2.4 More text features......Page 42
3.1 A note with math......Page 45
3.2 Errors in math......Page 47
3.3 Building blocks of a formula......Page 50
3.4 Displayed formulas......Page 55
4.1 The anatomy of an article......Page 62
4.2 An article template......Page 71
4.3 On using LATEX......Page 75
4.4 Converting an article to a presentation......Page 80
II. Text and Math......Page 86
5. Typing text......Page 87
5.1 The keyboard......Page 88
5.2 Words, sentences, and paragraphs......Page 90
5.3 Commanding LATEX......Page 93
5.4 Symbols not on the keyboard......Page 100
5.5 Comments and footnotes......Page 111
5.6 Changing font characteristics......Page 114
5.7 Lines, paragraphs, and pages......Page 121
5.8 Spaces......Page 128
5.9 Boxes......Page 133
6. Text environments......Page 142
6.2 List environments......Page 143
6.3 Style and size environments......Page 148
6.4 Proclamations (theorem-like structures)......Page 149
6.5 Proof environments......Page 156
6.6 Tabular environments......Page 158
6.7 Tabbing environments......Page 166
6.8 Miscellaneous displayed text environments......Page 168
7. Typing math......Page 175
7.1 Math environments......Page 176
7.2 Spacing rules......Page 178
7.3 Equations......Page 180
7.4 Basic constructs......Page 181
7.5 Delimiters......Page 190
7.6 Operators......Page 194
7.7 Math accents......Page 200
7.8 Stretchable horizontal lines......Page 202
7.9 Formula Gallery......Page 204
8.1 Spacing of symbols......Page 211
8.2 Building new symbols......Page 216
8.3 Math alphabets and symbols......Page 219
8.4 Vertical spacing......Page 224
8.5 Tagging and grouping......Page 225
8.6 Miscellaneous......Page 228
9.1 Visual Guide......Page 231
9.2 Gathering formulas......Page 235
9.3 Splitting long formulas......Page 236
9.4 Some general rules......Page 239
9.5 Aligned column......Page 243
9.6 Aligned subsidiary math environments......Page 251
9.7 Adjusted columns......Page 255
9.8 Commutative diagrams......Page 264
9.9 Adjusting the display......Page 266
III. Document Structure......Page 268
10. LATEX documents......Page 269
10.1 The structure of a document......Page 270
10.2 The preamble......Page 271
10.4 Main matter......Page 273
10.5 Back matter......Page 283
10.6 Visual design......Page 290
11.1 Why amsart?......Page 293
11.2 The top matter......Page 295
11.3 The sample article......Page 307
11.4 Article templates......Page 316
11.5 Options......Page 319
11.6 The AMS packages......Page 322
12.1 Articles and reports......Page 325
12.2 Letters......Page 330
12.3 The LATEX distribution......Page 332
IV. Presentations and PDF Documents......Page 336
13.1 PostScript and PDF......Page 337
13.2 Hyperlinks for LATEX......Page 339
14. Presentations......Page 344
14.1 Quick and dirty beamer......Page 345
14.2 Baby beamers......Page 352
14.3 The structure of a presentation......Page 369
14.4 Notes......Page 374
14.5 Themes......Page 375
14.7 What did I leave out?......Page 377
V. Customization......Page 380
15. Customizing LATEX......Page 381
15.1 User-defined commands......Page 382
15.2 User-defined environments......Page 398
15.3 A custom command file......Page 404
15.4 The sample article with user-defined commands......Page 410
15.5 Numbering and measuring......Page 416
15.6 Custom lists......Page 424
15.7 The dangers of customization......Page 433
VI. Long Documents......Page 436
16. BIBTEX......Page 437
16.1 The database......Page 439
16.2 Using BIBTEX......Page 453
16.3 Concluding comments......Page 462
17.1 Preparing the document......Page 464
17.2 Index commands......Page 468
17.3 Processing the index entries......Page 474
17.4 Rules......Page 477
17.5 Multiple indexes......Page 478
17.7 Concluding comments......Page 479
18. Books in LATEX......Page 480
18.1 Book document classes......Page 481
18.2 Tables of contents, lists of tables and figures......Page 488
18.3 Organizing the files for a book......Page 491
18.4 Logical design......Page 494
18.5 Final preparations for the publisher......Page 497
18.6 If you create the PDF file for your book......Page 499
A. Installation......Page 503
A.1.2 Installing WinEdt......Page 504
A.1.4 Making a mistake......Page 505
A.1.6 An important folder......Page 508
A.2.1 Installations......Page 509
A.2.2 Working with TeXShop......Page 510
A.2.5 Three productivity tools......Page 512
A.2.6 An important folder......Page 513
B.1 Hebrew and Greek letters......Page 514
B.2 Binary relations......Page 516
B.3 Binary operations......Page 519
B.4 Arrows......Page 520
B.5 Miscellaneous symbols......Page 521
B.6 Delimiters......Page 522
B.7 Operators......Page 523
B.7.1 Large operators......Page 524
B.8 Math accents and fonts......Page 525
B.9 Math spacing commands......Page 526
C.1 Some European characters......Page 527
C.3.1 Text font family commands......Page 528
C.3.2 Text font size changes......Page 529
C.4 Additional text symbols......Page 530
C.5 Additional text symbols with T1 encoding......Page 531
C.6 Text spacing commands......Page 532
D.1.1 TEX......Page 533
D.1.2 LATEX 2.09 and AMS-TEX......Page 534
D.1.3 LATEX3......Page 535
D.1.4 More recent developments......Page 536
D.2.1 Using LATEX......Page 537
D.3.1 The layers......Page 540
D.3.2 Typesetting......Page 541
D.3.3 Viewing and printing......Page 542
D.3.4 LATEX's files......Page 543
D.4 Interactive LATEX......Page 546
D.5 Separating form and content......Page 547
E.1 Obtaining files from the Internet......Page 549
E.2 The TEX Users Group......Page 553
E.3 Some useful sources of LATEX information......Page 554
F. PostScript fonts......Page 555
F.1 The Times font and MathTıme......Page 556
F.3 More PostScript fonts......Page 558
G. LATEX localized......Page 559
H.1.1 LATEX omissions......Page 562
H.1.2 TEX omissions......Page 563
H.2 Further reading......Page 564
H.3 What's coming......Page 565
Bibliography......Page 567
A......Page 571
B......Page 575
C......Page 578
D......Page 582
E......Page 585
F......Page 587
G......Page 591
H......Page 592
I......Page 593
K......Page 595
L......Page 596
M......Page 599
N......Page 603
O......Page 605
P......Page 606
Q......Page 610
R......Page 611
S......Page 612
T......Page 619
U......Page 623
V......Page 625
W......Page 626
Z......Page 627
