LATEX Basics

Dylan Yu

January 8, 2022
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1 Introduction
What is LATEX?
Why learn LATEX?
Math Equations
What is LATEX?

LATEX (pronounced LAY-tek or LAH-tek) is a tool used to create

professional-looking documents.
What is LATEX?

LATEX (pronounced LAY-tek or LAH-tek) is a tool used to create

professional-looking documents. It is based on the WYSIWYM
(what you see is what you mean) idea, meaning you only have
focus on the contents of your document and the computer will
take care of the formatting.
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
It’s extremely stable (so your document won’t crash and burn
the next time you compile it, unless you broke your computer
or something)
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
It’s extremely stable (so your document won’t crash and burn
the next time you compile it, unless you broke your computer
or something)
You can collaborate with others via Overleaf, Github, or
Dropbox (the later two are preferred by serious users)
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
It’s extremely stable (so your document won’t crash and burn
the next time you compile it, unless you broke your computer
or something)
You can collaborate with others via Overleaf, Github, or
Dropbox (the later two are preferred by serious users)
2 It’s aesthetically pleasing
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
It’s extremely stable (so your document won’t crash and burn
the next time you compile it, unless you broke your computer
or something)
You can collaborate with others via Overleaf, Github, or
Dropbox (the later two are preferred by serious users)
2 It’s aesthetically pleasing
In fact, it’s the easiest language that also produces beautiful
documents
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
It’s extremely stable (so your document won’t crash and burn
the next time you compile it, unless you broke your computer
or something)
You can collaborate with others via Overleaf, Github, or
Dropbox (the later two are preferred by serious users)
2 It’s aesthetically pleasing
In fact, it’s the easiest language that also produces beautiful
documents
For example, you could use LATEX for Google Docs, but it looks
bad and you won’t get the same functionality
Why learn LATEX?

1 It’s useful
There’s a high amount of customizability
It’s extremely stable (so your document won’t crash and burn
the next time you compile it, unless you broke your computer
or something)
You can collaborate with others via Overleaf, Github, or
Dropbox (the later two are preferred by serious users)
2 It’s aesthetically pleasing
In fact, it’s the easiest language that also produces beautiful
documents
For example, you could use LATEX for Google Docs, but it looks
bad and you won’t get the same functionality
You’ll see examples of nicely presented articles later
Why learn LATEX?

Note: a valid reason to learn LATEX is to make your documents

look better, but don’t rewrite everything you’ve ever made in LATEX;
that’s pointless.
Why learn LATEX?

Note: a valid reason to learn LATEX is to make your documents

look better, but don’t rewrite everything you’ve ever made in LATEX;
that’s pointless. I also don’t think you should learn it (or at least
anything beyond the basics) if you’re solely typing math equations.
Math Equations

In-line math mode: use $.

√
$\sqrt{x}=5$ x =5
Math Equations

In-line math mode: use $.

√
$\sqrt{x}=5$ x =5

Display math mode: use $$ or \[\] (the latter is strongly

preferred).
\[\sqrt{x}=5\]
√
x =5
(The difference is that the equation is centered here.)
Math Equations

In-line math mode: use $.

√
$\sqrt{x}=5$ x =5

Display math mode: use $$ or \[\] (the latter is strongly

preferred).
\[\sqrt{x}=5\]
√
x =5
(The difference is that the equation is centered here.)
There are reasons to use one over the other: for smaller equations,
there’s no need to use display math mode, but larger equations
should be centered.
Math Expressions

Addition and subtraction stay the same.

Math Expressions

Addition and subtraction stay the same.

Do NOT use ∗ and / for multiplication and division! Instead,
do the following:
$\times$, $\cdot$,
×, ·, ÷
$\div$
Math Expressions

Addition and subtraction stay the same.

Do NOT use ∗ and / for multiplication and division! Instead,
do the following:
$\times$, $\cdot$,
×, ·, ÷
$\div$

Fractions:
x+y
$\frac{x+y}{2}$ 2
Math Expressions

Roots:
√
$\sqrt{2}$ 2
Math Expressions

Roots:
√
$\sqrt{2}$ 2

Superscripts and subscripts:

$a_k \cdot x^k$ ak · x k
Math Expressions

Roots:
√
$\sqrt{2}$ 2

Superscripts and subscripts:

$a_k \cdot x^k$ ak · x k
Remember to use curly braces:
$2^2021$ v.s.
$2^{2021}$ 22 021 v.s. 22021
Math Expressions

If curly braces are used for grouping, how do we display one?

$\{ \}$ {}

Note that spaces don’t matter in math mode.

Math Expressions

If curly braces are used for grouping, how do we display one?

$\{ \}$ {}

Note that spaces don’t matter in math mode.

Dots:
$\cdots$, $\ldots$, .
$\vdots$ · · · , . . ., ..
Math Expressions

If curly braces are used for grouping, how do we display one?

$\{ \}$ {}

Note that spaces don’t matter in math mode.

Dots:
$\cdots$, $\ldots$, .
$\vdots$ · · · , . . ., ..

Sums and products:

$\sum_{i=0}^n a_i + Pn Qk
\prod_{j=1}^k b_j$ i=0 ai + j=1 bj
Math Expressions

Inequalities:
$>$, $<$, $\ge$, $\le$ >, <, ≥, ≤
Math Expressions

Inequalities:
$>$, $<$, $\ge$, $\le$ >, <, ≥, ≤

Text inside math mode:

$\text{It is } 6
It is 6 p.m.
\text{ p.m.}$
Math Expressions

Inequalities:
$>$, $<$, $\ge$, $\le$ >, <, ≥, ≤

Text inside math mode:

$\text{It is } 6
It is 6 p.m.
\text{ p.m.}$

I won’t talk about aligning and numbering equations; look

into that by yourself.
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2 Starting a basic document

Preamble
Title page
Preamble

There aren’t that many necessary parts to a very basic

LATEX document.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
The solution to \[\sqrt{x} = 5\] is \[x=25.\]
\end{document}

The part before \begin{document} is called the preamble. We

usually put packages (similar to importing things in Java) there,
among other things that we’ll discuss later.
Title page

Pretty self explanatory:

\documentclass{article}
\title{An example document} % The title
\author{John Doe} % Author’s name
\date{\today} % The date; you can choose a specific date
\begin{document}
\maketitle % Creates the title

The solution to \[\sqrt{x} = 5\] is \[x=25.\]

\end{document}
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3 Details
Bold, italics, and underline
Comments
Images
Lists
Sections
Tables and figures
Bold, italics, and underline

Bold:
\textbf{Bold} Bold
Bold, italics, and underline

Bold:
\textbf{Bold} Bold

Italics:
\textit{Italics} Italics
Bold, italics, and underline

Bold:
\textbf{Bold} Bold

Italics:
\textit{Italics} Italics

Underline:
\underline{Underline} Underline
Bold, italics, and underline

Bold:
\textbf{Bold} Bold

Italics:
\textit{Italics} Italics

Underline:
\underline{Underline} Underline

For emphasis, it is not recommended you use the above; instead,

redefine the command \emph (which is usually italics) to your
liking. I usually use \vocab for highlights, but \alert is also a
good name.
Comments

You might’ve noticed the percent symbol before; these are called
comments. Some languages (like Java) use // for comments.
LATEX uses %.
% The solution to
\[\sqrt{x} = 5\] is
\[x=25.\]

There’s no display because it’s a comment.

Images

Inserting images is easy:

\includegraphics{images/latex-thonk.png}
Images

Inserting images is easy:

\includegraphics{images/latex-thonk.png}

Centering them, adjusting them, etc. are a bit harder, but still
manageable:

Figure: Thonk
Lists

With numbers:
1 One
Without numbers:
Dot
Sections

In math articles, we usually like to outline our topic. They work as

“headers.”

\section{A section}
Divide your topic into smaller parts.
\subsection{A subsection}
Even smaller.
\subsubsection{A subsubsection}
\textit{Even smaller.}
\paragraph{A paragraph} Gives a title to a paragraph.

You can use \tableofcontents to display the table of contents

(duh).
Tables and figures

Take a look at the example below; don’t worry too much about the
[H] for now.
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{c|c}
\textbf{Kanye} &
Kanye Drake
\textbf{Drake}\\
\hline MBDTF IYRTITL
MBDTF & IYRTITL\\ CD TML
CD & TML Figure: A table inside a figure
\end{tabular} environment.
\caption{A table inside
a figure
environment.}
\end{figure}
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4 Commands
\newcommand
\newenvironment
\newcommand

Defining new commands with \newcommand is like creating a

method in Java. You give it some name, and insert a few
parameters, and output something.

\newcommand{\introduce}[1]{Hi my name is #1.}

\newcommand

Defining new commands with \newcommand is like creating a

method in Java. You give it some name, and insert a few
parameters, and output something.

\newcommand{\introduce}[1]{Hi my name is #1.}

The first part, \introduce, is the name of the command. The

second part, [1] is the number of parameters. Unlike with many
other languages, there’s no need for data types. The third part is
what the command should output, where the first parameter (if
there is one) is denoted with #1, the second (if there is one) is
denoted with #2, etc.
\newcommand

Defining new commands with \newcommand is like creating a

method in Java. You give it some name, and insert a few
parameters, and output something.

\newcommand{\introduce}[1]{Hi my name is #1.}

The first part, \introduce, is the name of the command. The

second part, [1] is the number of parameters. Unlike with many
other languages, there’s no need for data types. The third part is
what the command should output, where the first parameter (if
there is one) is denoted with #1, the second (if there is one) is
denoted with #2, etc. Running the above command, we get
\introduce{Dylan} Hi my name is Dylan.
\newenvironment

We use \newenvironment when we have something larger (e.g.

with paragraphs) as a parameter.

\newenvironment{boldquote}{My quote is:\newline}

{\newline\textit{--- Me.}}
\newenvironment

We use \newenvironment when we have something larger (e.g.

with paragraphs) as a parameter.

\newenvironment{boldquote}{My quote is:\newline}

{\newline\textit{--- Me.}}

The first part, boldquote, is the name of the environment. The

second part, My quote is:\newline, is what appears before the
text you will type. The third part, \newline\textit{--- Me.},
is what appears after the text you will type. You can think of this
like a sandwich: first is the \begin stuff, then it’s your text, and
finally it’s the \end stuff.
\newenvironment

We use \newenvironment when we have something larger (e.g.

with paragraphs) as a parameter.

\newenvironment{boldquote}{My quote is:\newline}

{\newline\textit{--- Me.}}

The first part, boldquote, is the name of the environment. The

second part, My quote is:\newline, is what appears before the
text you will type. The third part, \newline\textit{--- Me.},
is what appears after the text you will type. You can think of this
like a sandwich: first is the \begin stuff, then it’s your text, and
finally it’s the \end stuff. Running the above environment, we get
\begin{boldquote} My quote is:
I am cool. I am cool.
\end{boldquote} — Me.
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5 Code-generated figures
Asymptote
Tikz
Asymptote

As you’d expect, code-generated figures are generated by. . . code.

Asymptote

As you’d expect, code-generated figures are generated by. . . code.

Here’s a figure by Evan Chen:
Row 1 Row 1
Row 2 1 Row 2 1
Row 3 1 1 Row 3 1 1
Row 4 0 0 0 Row 4 1 1 1
Row 5 0 Row 5 1 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 0 1 1
0 1 0 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
1 0 0 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 0
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0
1
1 1

C Rotate cubes 60◦ f (C)

Figure: USA TST 2013/3

Asymptote

As you’d expect, code-generated figures are generated by. . . code.

Here’s a figure by Evan Chen:
Row 1 Row 1
Row 2 1 Row 2 1
Row 3 1 1 Row 3 1 1
Row 4 0 0 0 Row 4 1 1 1
Row 5 0 Row 5 1 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 0 1 1
0 1 0 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
1 0 0 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 0
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0
1
1 1

C Rotate cubes 60◦ f (C)

Figure: USA TST 2013/3

A lot of people who do olympiad math use Asymptote (because it

is compatible with AoPS).
Tikz

Tikz and Asymptote can do the same things (probably) but I

prefer Tikz because it is more stable (at least on Overleaf).
Tikz

Tikz and Asymptote can do the same things (probably) but I

prefer Tikz because it is more stable (at least on Overleaf). Here’s
an example figure using Tikz:
5

2 4 6 8

Figure: The right Riemann sum of 3e −x x 3 + 1.

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6 Beauty
Handouts
Style Files
More fun
Handouts

There are many beautiful handouts that can be made with LATEX.
Handouts

There are many beautiful handouts that can be made with LATEX.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olympiad Training for Individual Study

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Number Theory Constructions Dylan Yu
Density Evan Chen January 10, 2021

and Complexity April 4, 2020

DNY-NTCONSTRUCT, OTIS∗
Eric Shen, Raymond Feng

Friday, October 30, 2020

â1 Introduction
§1 Lecture Notes

en e â1.1 What is diagram perturbation?

Ch Us
Contents §1.1 Heuristics The idea of diagram perturbation is to manipulate a diagram in a geometry problem in
some way so that the result becomes easier to find. Let’s try a few classic examples.
This is going to be a lot like the Free class: lots of room for you to make choices (e.g. in

an rnal
1 Complexity: review 2 constructions). The same two philosophies from the combinatorial counterpart might be
1.1 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 â1.2 Rotations
helpful here:
1.2 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Experimental: making conscious design choices, trying things out, etc. Example 1.1
2 Density bounding
2.1 The main idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 A motivating example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
3
3 v
• Restrictive: adding abstract constraints, including any constraints you can prove

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are necessary (which is especially often the case in number theory).
If a point P lies in an equilateral triangle ABC such that AP = 3, BP = 4, CP = 5, find
the area of 4 ABC.

By S, In
2.3 Useful bounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Solution. Let’s draw a figure:
This time, both of these steps often require number theory skill in order to carry out the
correct deductions. (So: globally, it feels like doing a combinatorics problem, but locally,
3 Walkthroughs 4 A
it feels like doing a number theory problem.) This has the weird property that sometimes
you’d like to rely on statement that is obviously true (“n2 + 1 is prime infinitely often”),
4 Additional practice 5 3
but either hard to prove or open; if you don’t know, then you have to make a judgment
5 Solutions to walkthroughs
5.1 Solution 1.1 (USAMO 1995/4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Solution 2.3 (Ukraine TST 2007/12j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
7
7
TI
call. (Whereas in combinatorics, simple true statements are usually easy to prove.)
Common tropes in this lecture will include:

• Picking really big numbers with lots of prime factors. 4

P
5
5.3 Solution 3.1 (China Southeast 2020/11.7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4 Solution 3.2 (USAMO 2014/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 Solutions to practice problems

6.1 Solution 4.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9
7
8
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• Chinese Remainder Theorem: add modular conditions with reckless abandon, then
let CRT collate them for you.

• Appealing to sledgehammers like Bertrand, Dirichlet, Zsigmondy, Kobayashi, et

cetera after having reduced the problems to something.
B C

Note that 3, 4, 5 are special numbers, because they form the side lengths of a right triangle.
Now we’re going to rotate 4 APB around B such that A goes to C:
6.2 Solution 4.2 (Iran 2001/3/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.3 Solution 4.3 (Canada 2020/4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
§1.2 Examples
6.4 Solution 4.4 (ISL 2015 N6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.5 Solution 4.5 (China TST 2018/1/5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.6 Solution 4.6 (InfinityDots 2019/5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.7 Solution 4.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Internal use only. Selected problems belong to their respective authors and organizations, as attributed.
Otherwise, no part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
without prior written permission from the author.
1
1
1

Figure: The first handout is by Raymond Feng and Eric Shen; the second
handout is by Evan Chen; the third is by me.
Style files

There are many pretty style files, which are basically just
custom-made designs that act like a “template” for your article.
Some nice ones are evan.sty by Evan Chen (he doesn’t have an
example document so this is just one of his handouts),
Style files

There are many pretty style files, which are basically just
custom-made designs that act like a “template” for your article.
Some nice ones are evan.sty by Evan Chen (he doesn’t have an
example document so this is just one of his handouts), lucky.sty by
Dennis Chen, and
Style files

There are many pretty style files, which are basically just
custom-made designs that act like a “template” for your article.
Some nice ones are evan.sty by Evan Chen (he doesn’t have an
example document so this is just one of his handouts), lucky.sty by
Dennis Chen, and dylanadi.sty by me (sorry for the
self-advertisement).
Style files

There are many pretty style files, which are basically just
custom-made designs that act like a “template” for your article.
Some nice ones are evan.sty by Evan Chen (he doesn’t have an
example document so this is just one of his handouts), lucky.sty by
Dennis Chen, and dylanadi.sty by me (sorry for the
self-advertisement).

Oh and for fun take a look at my dark mode.

More fun

Just some random assortment of things that I think look nice:

More fun

Just some random assortment of things that I think look nice:

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Modular Arithmetic
Dennis Chen
AIME/USA(J)MO Handout
A
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This unit can be described in three words: Take mod something.

Trigonometry in the AIME and USA(J)MO
§1 Divisibility, GCD, and LCM

§ 1.1 Divisibility
Divisibility seems like such a simple idea; if a divides b (which is denoted as a | b) then ab must be an
integer. However, this falls apart once we start introducing 0 into the equation. For the purpose of letting
our definition stay consistent when 0 is introduced, we say that integers a | b if there exists integer c such
that ac = b. (We specify a, b as integer for our useful results to stay consistent.)
Authors:
naman12
freeman66
Date:
For:
AoPS P M N Q
This means that all a | 0 and 0 - b for all b 6= 0, implying 0 | 0. (Verify this for yourself.)
May 26, 2020
§ 1.2 Results
Our definition of divisibility leaves us with some helpful results. A
Fact 1 (Divisibility Results)

1. If a | b and b | c then a | c. (This may be referred to as the "chain rule" of divisibility.)

2. If a | b then a | bc for all integer c.
M N
K
O
§2
3. If a | b and a | c, then a | b + c and a | b − c.

Modular Arithmetic
Q
X
O
B C
Definition 1 (Modular Congruence) We say a ≡ b (mod n) if and only if n | a − b.

The intuitive way to think about this is that a and b have the same remainder when divided by n.
(Remember that negative numbers also have a remainder when divided.)
B D E C

Y
E2
Definition 2 (Modular Residue) We say the residue of an integer a (mod n) is the integer b that satisfies L
F 0≤b<n
F a ≡ b (mod n).
Yet another beauty by Evan. Yes, you can solve this with trigonometry.
It can be helpful to think of b as the remainder of a when divided by n.
“I was trying to unravel the complicated trigonometry of the radical thought that silence could make up the

F1
1 greatest lie ever told.” - Pat Conroy

Figure: From left to right: a handout by Dennis Chen, a handout by

Amol Rama and I, and a secret spiral similarity in USA TSTST 2018/5.
More fun

There aren’t picture for these, since they are more technical:
More fun

There aren’t picture for these, since they are more technical:
VON by Evan Chen, an olympiad problem database written in
Python, but prints out documents in LATEX
More fun

There aren’t picture for these, since they are more technical:
VON by Evan Chen, an olympiad problem database written in
Python, but prints out documents in LATEX
Napkin by Evan Chen, an open source math textbook written
in LATEX
More fun

There aren’t picture for these, since they are more technical:
VON by Evan Chen, an olympiad problem database written in
Python, but prints out documents in LATEX
Napkin by Evan Chen, an open source math textbook written
in LATEX
Dynamic Programming in Computing Contests by Arpan
Banerjee, a book on dynamic programming written in LATEX
More fun

There aren’t picture for these, since they are more technical:
VON by Evan Chen, an olympiad problem database written in
Python, but prints out documents in LATEX
Napkin by Evan Chen, an open source math textbook written
in LATEX
Dynamic Programming in Computing Contests by Arpan
Banerjee, a book on dynamic programming written in LATEX
An Introduction to USACO by Darren Yao, a beginner’s guide
to USACO written in LATEX; the cover was designed by me (in
LATEX, of course)
More fun

There aren’t picture for these, since they are more technical:
VON by Evan Chen, an olympiad problem database written in
Python, but prints out documents in LATEX
Napkin by Evan Chen, an open source math textbook written
in LATEX
Dynamic Programming in Computing Contests by Arpan
Banerjee, a book on dynamic programming written in LATEX
An Introduction to USACO by Darren Yao, a beginner’s guide
to USACO written in LATEX; the cover was designed by me (in
LATEX, of course)
As you can tell, Evan Chen loves LATEX.
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7 Parting words
Google
Further Reading
Google

Google is your best friend when it comes to learning LATEX.

Google

Google is your best friend when it comes to learning LATEX. If you

are confused by something, Google it, and if you can’t figure out
what exactly you’re trying to ask, join a LATEX Discord
server/TEX StackExchange (I prefer the former but the latter will
yield better results) and ask the question there.
Further Reading

1 Learn LATEX in 30 minutes; these slides were heavily based on

this article
Further Reading

1 Learn LATEX in 30 minutes; these slides were heavily based on

this article
2 A Beginner’s Guide to LATEX
Further Reading

1 Learn LATEX in 30 minutes; these slides were heavily based on

this article
2 A Beginner’s Guide to LATEX
3 An Example LATEX Document; you can also take a look at the
sources of Evan Chen’s handouts for more examples
Further Reading

1 Learn LATEX in 30 minutes; these slides were heavily based on

this article
2 A Beginner’s Guide to LATEX
3 An Example LATEX Document; you can also take a look at the
sources of Evan Chen’s handouts for more examples
4 Notes on Programming in TEX; I haven’t read through the
whole thing, but it should be pretty comprehensive for your
everyday needs
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
aligning/numbering equations
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
aligning/numbering equations
lists with different types of bullets and numbering (e.g. with
letters, with roman numerals, etc.)
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
aligning/numbering equations
lists with different types of bullets and numbering (e.g. with
letters, with roman numerals, etc.)
using [H] v.s. [h] v.s. [!ht] v.s. etc. for figures
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
aligning/numbering equations
lists with different types of bullets and numbering (e.g. with
letters, with roman numerals, etc.)
using [H] v.s. [h] v.s. [!ht] v.s. etc. for figures
cross-referencing
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
aligning/numbering equations
lists with different types of bullets and numbering (e.g. with
letters, with roman numerals, etc.)
using [H] v.s. [h] v.s. [!ht] v.s. etc. for figures
cross-referencing
bibliographies
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

using ‘‘ and ’’ for quotes; you should never use " (double
quotes) for quotes!
aligning/numbering equations
lists with different types of bullets and numbering (e.g. with
letters, with roman numerals, etc.)
using [H] v.s. [h] v.s. [!ht] v.s. etc. for figures
cross-referencing
bibliographies
optional parameters for \newcommand and \newenvironment
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

other math mode commands
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

other math mode commands
mathematical symbols
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

other math mode commands
mathematical symbols
drawing figures (I only skimmed over it)
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

other math mode commands
mathematical symbols
drawing figures (I only skimmed over it)
presentations (in Beamer, like this one!)
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

other math mode commands
mathematical symbols
drawing figures (I only skimmed over it)
presentations (in Beamer, like this one!)
various document classes (e.g. article, scrartcl, book,
beamer, etc.)
Further Reading

A list of other stuff to learn (that I can remember):

other math mode commands
mathematical symbols
drawing figures (I only skimmed over it)
presentations (in Beamer, like this one!)
various document classes (e.g. article, scrartcl, book,
beamer, etc.)
converting to a local setup (download TEX Live, then some
source code editor; please read these FAQ’s on Evan’s website)
Cat pic

idk

Thanks to Dennis Chen for proofreading these slides.