Workshop: LaTeX for Physics 202

This afternoon I presented some basics of LaTeX (what is it, why would I not/want to use it, how do I use it) to Physics 200 students who were tasked with writing their lab reports using LaTeX.

We started with the requisite slides and spent most of the hour-long session working through a template modeled on their eventual expected end-product. I pointed the students to some possibly-useful links and let them experiment and typeset to their hearts’ content.

This was all made easier through collaboration with one of my colleagues in CUS — thanks to Ben Salzberg for answering many a nattering question, and providing solid, ongoing support to many a panicked TeX-ie.

As you move forward in your own TeX adventures, here are some resources you may find useful.

Reed LaTeX help pages:

Some resources, outside of Reed:

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