| Instructor | Keith Conrad | ||||
| kconrad at math dot uconn dot edu. (When you send an email message, please identify yourself at the end.) | |||||
| Office hours | MSB 318; W Th 12:30—1:30 | ||||
| Course info |
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| LaTeX |
A good LaTeX package for PCs (using Windows) is MiKTeX version 2.8, which
can be downloaded
here;
download and run `miktex basic installer' (it takes a while to install).
In the start menu of MiKTeX 2.8 you want to look for TeXworks and
use that as your TeX interface.
(An introductory TeXworks website is
here, explaining a bit about it.)
When typsetting a document with MiKTeX 2.8 for the first time, be sure
to set pdftex to pdflatex.
Information about installing LaTeX for a Mac is here. Sample .tex files (with an introduction to basic commands and a template to use for your writing) are in the Course handouts section below. Use these to learn and practice LaTeX. |
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| Schedule | The math talks from which you will select a paper topic can be found here. Other class meetings will concern issues of writing. | ||||
Sample papers: Orders of Growth, Irrationality of π and e, Relativistic Addition and Real Addition.
Some LaTeX files: an introduction to LaTeX as a .tex file and as a .pdf file. (The extra file you will need to download to see an imported image in the .tex file is here.) A template for your paper in LaTeX as a .tex file and as a .pdf file.
Typesetting Assignment. Type the mathematical text in this file and submit the results. Compare carefully to match fonts and placement of material as best you can. Here is the original .tex file.
10/11: Information about downloading LaTeX for Windows can be found here. For a Mac, look here.
8/31: Semester begins!
Syllabus: You can find it here.
Prerequisites: Math 2110, 2130, or 2143; Math 2410, 2420, or 2144. ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800.
Course grade: This is based on the paper you submit at the end of the course.
Academic integrity: Students are expected to avoid academic misconduct. Your integrity is not worth losing (and the course not worth failing) by falsely presenting yourself in any aspect of this course. For further information on academic integrity, see Appendix A of the Student Code.
