M 189 - Typesetting Technical Documents Using LaTeX

Credit(s): 1

LaTeX is a free typesetting system which is widely used for producing scientific and technical papers and presentations. In this course, students will learn how to typeset journal articles, technical reports, and slide presentations. Course topics include typesetting mathematical formulas, generating bibliographies and indexes, displaying tables, matrices and arrays, and importing graphics. (Intermittently)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Create documents and slide presentations in LaTex.
Typeset properly formatted mathematical equations.
Generate bibliographies and manage citations and references.
Display tables, matrices, and arrays.
Import and layout graphics.