Introduction to LaTeX
Part of the
Pathway in Softwares for economic data analysis and representation: Matlab, Stata, LaTeX
About the Course
This course provides an introduction to the typesetting language LaTeX. This powerful language will allow the student to learn how to write professional articles, reports, presentations and other types of documents.Computer and Data Sciences
Training hours8
LevelBeginner
Course ModeSelf Paced
Italiano
Duration4 weeks
TypeOnline
Course StatusSelf Pacement
Course Agenda
Enrollments Start
Course Opens
Course Closes
Learning outcomes
- create, format and structure complex scientific reports in LaTeX;
- build cross-referenced documents and elaborate bibliographies;
- include and format tables and figures in a LaTeX document;
- include complex formulas, equations, matrices and systems in a LaTeX document;
- include theorems and demonstrations;
- make presentations with LaTeX.
Background and Requirements
Minimum knowledge of the operating system on which to install LaTeX. Useful, but not necessary: minimum knowledge of English (to understand command names).
Textbooks
- LaTeX Wikibook: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX;
- Stack Exchange: http://tex.stackexchange.com/;
- CTAN: https://www.ctan.org/;
- LaTeX community: http://latex-community.org/forum/.
Course Format
The teacher discusses the commands and topics of interest in recorded online lessons. During the lessons it is possible to follow the material both on the projected slides and in the tutorials attached to each lesson. At the end of each lesson you can consolidate your knowledge with a tutorial in which you are asked to reproduce LaTeX documents. The exercises are followed by the complete solutions to each of the exercises.Certificates and Exam rules
Attendance Certificate
You can obtain the Certificate of Attendance and the Badge by completing the assessment tests present in the course (you must answer correctly to 7/10 questions for each section).
