Alp Kucukelbir

LaTeX

LaTeX is a free, “high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.” It can be used for many other purposes, such as general document creation (letters, essays, CVs), and can be used in the social sciences/humanities as well.

Below are some links to useful LaTeX resources. I have also posted slides and accompanying files of a LaTeX workshop I ran while at the University of Toronto.

Some Useful Latex Resources

  • The not so Short Introduction to LaTeX – Perhaps not the best place to start off, but definitely an indispensable reference

  • LaTeX Tutorials: A Primer – Another fantastic reference covering slightly different topics than above

  • Arbitrary LaTeX Reference – Good web reference for quick look-ups of forgotten syntax

  • FancyHdr CTAN page – Must have resource when dealing with complex headers/footers in LaTeX

  • Harvey Mudd College – Mathematics Department has produced a practical class for math-intensive homework

  • Winston Chang hosts a two-sided cheat sheet, particularly useful for quick lookup of common LaTeX commands

  • Dario Taraborelli has a wonderful collection of tips and trick, particularly regarding XeTeX

  • Ted Pavlic has developed many exceptional LaTeX templates, from résumé/CVs to lab reports

  • Reed College has prepared an exceptional archive of material for those writing in the humanities

Workshop Slides and Referenced Files

  • A. Kucukelbir, “A LaTeX Workshop”. Presented under the banner of ECE Leaders of Tomorrow at the University of Toronto – February 9, 2009. [slides]

    • Download example file from workshop here.