A TEX primer for scientists / Stanley A. Sawyer and Steven G. Krantz.
By: Sawyer, Stanley A
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Contributor(s): Krantz, Steven G. (Steven George).
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BookPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1995Description: viii, 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0849371597.Subject(s): TeX (Computer file) | Computerized typesetting | Mathematics printing -- Computer programsDDC classification: 686.22544 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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This concise, straightforward guide provides an all-purpose introduction to writing and preparing papers, reports, articles, and books with TEX. Scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and technical staff will discover how easy it is to clearly and quickly perform all the necessary tasks required to prepare equations and text. The first half of the book is devoted to explaining how to typeset equations, while the remainder of the book addresses advanced topics and more general text processing and page formatting topics. A TEX Primer for Scientists will save you time and reduce frustration while increasing the flexibility, quality, and efficiency of your documents.
Includes bibliographical references (page 321) and index.
Part I: A first course in TEX -- Basics of TEX -- Basic Mathematics -- More Basic Mathematics -- More Math: Macros and Alignments -- Fonts and macros in Text -- Typesetting an article or report -- Typesetting versus ordinary typing -- Part II: A second course in TEX -- Variables in TEX -- Displays and lists -- Fonts -- Fonts in Math Mode -- More graphics and macros -- Tables and Haligns -- Macros for special purposes.