More Math Into LaTeX, 4th Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 619 pages
• Published by: Springer
• Edition: 4th Edition August 23, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0387322892
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0387322896
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 2.4 pounds

Reader Reviews
What new can I write about a book that is in its fourth edition, and has served the LaTeX community for almost two decades? There is a new chapter on presentations and an appendix on installing LaTeX on a PC and on a Mac, so you get help from the get go. Also, for the first time, this book merges TeX, LaTeX, and the AMS packages into one, smoothing the learning curve for beginner and advanced user alike. If you are new to this book, I should start by pointing out that you get two for the price of one. A sixty page Short Course gets you ready to type your first article in an afternoon or two. The plentiful sample files help you get started fast. The rest of the book presents a detailed survey of LaTeX: how to type text and math, document structure, presentations, customization, and long documents. Gratzer teaches by example: each new concept is introduced with examples and sample documents, so you learn by doing. Multiline math formulas is the most difficult topic of LaTeX. This is the only LaTeX book that dedicates forty pages to this topic, trying to make it accessible with a Visual Guide and a verbal guide of how these multiline structures can be classified and understood. Gratzer teaches by distilling the most important information you need. For instance, Beamer, the presentation class he presents, has hundreds of commands and its documentation runs to hundreds of pages. The Beamer chapter selects twenty commands, so you should be on your way writing your first presentation in hours not weeks. This book has served me well when I started, and it is my constant companion, placed next to my computer when I type LaTeX. Comment | | (Report this)