TeX

TeX is a technical typesetting and document preparation system. It has become the de facto standard in mathematics and in related fields. Virtually all theses written in this department in recent years have been prepared in TeX.

The TeX installation on the UIUC Math Department's Unix Systems (MUSes) is teTeX, the standard TeX system for Unix/Latex systems. The teTeX system includes the familiar versions of TeX (plain TeX, AmSTeX, LaTeX), programs for viewing and printing TeX documents (xdvi, dvips), conversion utilities (pdftex), and much more. Documentation is available at the link below.

For TeX questions send email to texhelp@math.uiuc.edu. (Local users only please.)

Introduction to TeX/LaTeX (pdf file)

A short overview of TeX and LaTeX, based on a presentation given in Fall 2007 to new graduate students at the UIUC Mathematics Department.

TeX Tips and Resources

A home grown (and growing) collection of tips and links to other resources.

Introduction to LaTeX

A three hour self-guided crash course, first given at the 2001 REU Number Theory Program.

UIUC thesis style files

Style files for theses conforming to UIUC requirements,

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