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The purpose of document is to demonstrate how to construct a basic LaTeX document. This assumes that you are running from a system that has LaTeX installed. Most Linux distros include or make it simple to install. I wrote an earlier post on LaTeX Resources for Mac OSX.

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LaTeX – A Document Preparation System

I started using LaTeX for its ease of writing mathematical equations and expression. Anyone who has tried fooling with Microsoft Word’s equation editor realizes that it is time consuming, looks terrible, and will agree that there must be an easier way. That way is LaTeX.

LaTeX is a typesetting tool that excels with many types of documents such as academic journals, books, and complex mathematical formulas. One thing that it is great with is keeping track of references and bibliographies.

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