More Math Into LaTeX, 4th Edition |  | Author: George Grätzer
Publisher: Springer
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"Gratzerâs book is a solution." -European Mathematical Society Newsletter For close to two decades, Math into Latex has been the standard introduction and complete reference for writing articles and books containing mathematical formulas. In this fourth edition, the reader is provided with important updates on articles and books. An important new topic is discussed: transparencies (computer projections). Key features of More Math into Latex, 4th edition: - Installation instructions for PC and Mac users - An example-based, visual approach and a gentle introduction with the Short Course - A detailed exposition of multiline math formulas with a Visual Guide - A unified approach to Tex, Latex, and the AMS enhancements - A quick introduction to creating presentations with computer projections From earlier reviews of Math into Latex: "There are several Latex guides, but this on wins hands down for the elegance of its approach and breadth of coverage." -Amazon.com Best of 2000, Editorâs choice "A novice reader will be able to learn the most essential features of Latex sufficient to begin typesetting papers within a few hours of timeâ¦An experienced Tex user, on the other hand, will find a systematic and detailed discussion of Latex features." -Report on Mathematical Physics "A very helpful and useful tool for al scientists and engineers." -Review of Astronomical Tools
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The perfect introduction to Latex August 7, 2009
Curtis D. Mobley (Sammamish, Wa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been using WordPerfect for many years to write papers full of complicated equations. However, I was required by a publisher to start writing in Latex, which I had never used. Grätzer's book got me up to speed within a few days. I'm now halfway proficient in Latex, but his book remains at my side for reference when I need a see how to compose some new bit of math I haven't used before. This is one of those rare books that are exactly, 100% what I needed to learn a somewhat complicated topic, and I just can't find anything to criticize. I highly recommend it to the new Latex user and to users who need a reference where they can see how to compose a particular bit to math.
BTW, I am now converting many of my old WordPerfect documents into Latex. For that I first use the WP to Latex shareware converter put out by J. Fojtik. It isn't perfect, but it gets the process started. I then clean up the resulting *.tex file as needed using PCTeX software, which I find very convenient for debugging, importing figures, and such.
Latex Made Easy April 26, 2009
Safety In Numbers (Colordao USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Learning to write mathematical proofs can be challenging enough, let alone trying to learn a new processor. More Math Into Latex allowed me to focus on my studies while making it easy to produce professional quality papers. I will keep this book on my desk to use for reference. It is a must for any mathematician!
Thorough and clear intro to LaTeX March 11, 2009
Trevor Burnham (Ann Arbor, MI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The title might mislead you into thinking that this book is an advanced treatise on the more obscure aspects of mathematical typesetting. It's not. Instead, this fine book serves as a comprehensive introduction to LaTeX, the most popular dialect of TeX, for those who've never used it before. If you're already familiar with TeX, then you can skip the first chapter and dive right into tutorials that are chock-full of useful nuggets.
There are woefully few up-to-date books for those of us (academics, mostly) learning TeX in the 21st century. There are plenty of websites, to be sure, but some of us still crave the ease and reliability of a solid paper reference. This is the only book on TeX that you will ever need.
Is it mathematics yet? March 8, 2009
kaon2009
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you write Latex documents with lots of mathematics, this is THE book to have. I must have 5 or 6 books on Latex, but Gratzer's book is by far the most useful. It is clear, complete, with plenty of examples. It covers everything an author needs (article, book, report, bibtex, indexes,...) including the AMS packages, which are essential for math intensive documents. This may be the last Latex book you will ever buy.
A teacher's perspective January 18, 2009
John Barsby
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been using Gratzer's LaTeX books for more than 10 years. My big problem: how to introduce LaTeX to my students?
Gratzer's book has always excelled by taking the beginner by hand and introducing LaTeX in a gentle way in Part I of his book, Short Course. This part (as a pdf file) is also available as a free download
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/Math_into_LaTeX-4/
(along with sample files). For this new edition, the expanded Short Course even includes installation instructions for Windows and Mac users and a brief glimpse on how to convert a paper to a presentation.
But learning from any book is not nearly as good as sitting next to a teacher, who introduces the topic with patience and with examples. I would do it this way, if I had the time to sit with all my students individually and personally to instruct them.
Now I read it in the The PracTeX Journal that Gratzer has volunteered to do this for all my students! He produced a series of video lectures discussing the material in the Short Course (available, free of charge, at the Web site referenced above). My students now sit down, listen to a lecture, read up on it in the Short Course, then go to the next lecture. The Short Course is searchable, so if they forget where they heard a topic introduced, they just search for it (or look it up in the Index).
Most students finish the lectures and the Short Course in an afternoon or two, and then they are ready to start typing assignments for my course.
Try it. It won't cost you a penny.
John Barsby
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