A Quick Introduction to LaTeX

In this video, you will get a quick introduction to LaTeX—what it is, why you might want to use it, and what some of its features are. By the end of the video, you will be ready to create your own beautiful LaTeX documents. Here are some quick links to certain parts of the video. 0:00 Start 0:16 What is LaTeX, and why should I use it? 4:20 The structure of a typical LaTeX document 6:30 Entering basic (nonmathematical) text 8:05 Special characters (#, %, \, etc.) 8:42 Stylized text (italics, boldface, and underlined) 9:53 Itemized and enumerated lists 10:46 Comments 11:17 Labels and references 13:05 Inline and display style mathematics 14:42 Typesetting mathematics 18:39 Common problems 22:42 Matrices, tables, etc. 28:14 Figures 29:35 Bibliographies 31:37 Compiling your document 33:28 What next? Other resources: • Download the printable 2-page "A Quick Guide to LaTeX": http://users.dickinson.edu/~richesod/... • Download a zip file containing a sample LaTeX file that you can compile and play with: http://users.dickinson.edu/~richesod/... • A more detailed introduction, "The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e": http://tug.ctan.org/info/lshort/engli... • To begin using LaTeX, try the free online site Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/