TEX: starting from 1

TEX is the program for printing high quality mathematicaltext to which all others are compared. It is flexible enoughto be used on many different computer architectures andoperating systems ranging from microcomputers to mainframes.In a relatively short period of time it has become thestandard tool for mathematical typesetting at practicallyall major universities. The versality of TEX has allowed itto be used in a wide variety of applications; for example,it is used for publishing scholarly journals which adhere tothe highest typesetting standards, and also to publishstudent papers and theses.This book is designed for the complete newcomer to TEX. Itstarts by showing how to typeset simple text that mostlyuses the defaults predefined by TEX. By use of gradedexercises, the situations covered slowly become more complexand include many different types of mathematicalconstructions and tables. In the end it is possible tohandle almost any standard mathematical situation.The different tables presented in this book allow it to beused as a quick reference. The similar features of TEX aregathered together whenever possible to give an overview thatis a good foundation forbecoming more proficient and fordoing more creative typesetting.This book can be used either as a tool to learn just enoughTEX to write standardmathematical papers of modestcomplexity or as a building block to prepare for moreambitious typesetting projects.