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| − | '''LaTeX''' is a markup language and typesetting system for producing high-quality documents. The X symbol is supposed to represent the Greek character chi, making the proper pronunciation lah-tech or lay-tech.
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| − | ==Sample LaTeX Stub==
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| − | \author{Hokie Hackman}
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| − | \title{My Favorite Class\\Homework 1}
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| − | ==Formatting Assignments==
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| − | LaTeX is probably the best tool available for typesetting documents involving math. Below are some pointers on formatting school assignments.
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| − | ===Smaller Margins===
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| − | The <code>article</code> class defaults to rather large margins. An easy way to make the margins smaller is to include the <code>fullpage</code> package.
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| − | Hello, and welcome to a paragraph that begins much closer than usual to the left side of the page.
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| − | ===Upper Right-Hand Corner===
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| − | For some assignments you may be required to put your name, ID number, the date, or other elements at the top right-hand corner of the first page. The <code>flushright</code> environment can accomplish this.
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| − | Hokie Hackman\\
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| − | My Favorite Class\\
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| − | ===Nonsequential Enumerated Items===
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| − | The <code>enumerate</code> environment is useful for numbered lists, and while the <code>enumerate</code> offers a quick way to change the counter for a whole list of sequential items, no extra package is necessary to number <code>\item</code>s individually. Passing an argument to each <code>\item</code> is probably the easiest way to number homework problems that aren't sequential in LaTeX.
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| − | \item[4.10] What is $1+1$?
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| − | \[ 1+1=2 \]
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| − | \item[4.12] What are the first two prime numbers?
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| − | The first two prime numbers are two and three.
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| − | \item[4.25] In what year was the Free Software Foundation formed?
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| − | The FSF was founded in 1985.
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| − | ===Karnaugh Maps===
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| − | There are a couple k-map packages available. We should document which one is better, and what it's packaged with (science?).
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| − | ==Spell Checking==
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| − | The following command can be used to spell check (La)TeX documents.
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| − | aspell -c -t document.tex
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| − | ==Error Messages==
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| − | * The line with the bang (<code>!</code>) on it is the error message.
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| − | * The number after <code>l.</code> is the line number where the error occurred.
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| − | ===Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr===
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| − | This can happen when a line of your eqnarray is missing its endline mark: <code>\\</code>.
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| − | ===Missing $ inserted===
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| − | This can happen when you leave out a closing inline equation mark: <code>$</code>.
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