MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2016



Introduction to LaTeX

Lizhou Sha

Jan/18 Mon 05:00PM-07:00PM 1-115
Jan/28 Thu 05:00PM-07:00PM 1-115

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Tired of aligning with the space bar in Word? LaTeX is the golden standard of typesetting in academia and beyond. In this single-session event, we will see how easy it is to create professional-looking documents in LaTeX. We'll start with the basics of LaTeX typography, learn how to typeset math like a pro, dive into macros, and finish with a glimpse of powerful LaTeX packages like Biblatex (for bibliography and references), opencv (for flawlessly typeset CV and resumes), and Beamer (PowerPoint-killer).

 

The room comes with Athena machines for real-time practice. Bring your own document that you want typeset in LaTeX! It can be a paper, a resume, a presentation, or more.

Sponsor(s): Student Information Processing Board
Contact: Lizhou Sha, sipb-iap16-latex@mit.edu