Introduction
The TeX-related family of software allows one to produce beautiful mathematical documents. Key components of the system:
- tex: TeX Engine with plain TeX macros and DVI output
- pdftex: TeX Engine with plain TeX macros and PDF output
- latex: TeX Engine with LaTeX macros and DVI output
- pdflatex: TeX Engine with LaTeX macros and PDF output
- mf: MetaFont Engine with plain MF macros and custom output
- mpost: MetaFont Engine with PS output
We have a few other support documents on TeX (see below). But the computer support staff does not have the resources to teach TeX— the books and other resources listed in the sidebar to the right will help you with that.
Local information:
Evangelism:
Online documents: Getting Started
- Math into LaTeX Short Course
- The not so Short Introduction to LaTeX
- LaTeX Tutorials: A Primer
- LaTeX: From quick and dirty to style and finesse
- LaTeX for Word Processor Users
- Everything you always wanted to know about BiBTeX
- Including images with pdfTeX
Online documents: Reference
TeX-related websites:
IDEs:
WYSIWYG Word Processors built on top of TeX:
Alternatives (or extensions) to TeX:
Beginner Books:
- The TeXbook [Amazon]
- LaTeX: A Document Preparation System [Amazon, Bookpool]
- Learning LaTeX [Amazon]
- First Steps in LaTeX [Amazon]
- Math Into LaTeX [Amazon]
- LaTeX for Linux [Amazon]
Intermediate Books:
- The LaTeX Companion [Amazon, Bookpool]
- The LaTeX Graphics Companion: Illustrating Documents with TeX and Postscript [Amazon, Bookpool]
- The LaTeX Web Companion: Integrating TeX, HTML, and XML [Amazon]
- Guide to LaTeX [Amazon]
- Making TeX Work [O'Reilly]
