Typesetting system TeX

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Department of Mathematics

Synopsis:

History of typography, typographical rules. Typesetting in TEX, national environment. Macros in Tex, examples. Boxes and principal algorithms, line break, page break. Handling mathematics. Using fonts. Introduction to METAFONT, pictures from METAFONT in TEX. Including pictures in postscript format. Latex.

Requirements:

To be specified in seminars by tutors.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Relation between TEX, formats and other programs

2. Basics of Latex

3. History of typography, typographic terminology, typesetting.

4. Typesetting rules in TEX, national environment.

5. Macros in TEX.

6. Details of TEX macros.

7. Boxes, important algorithms, line and page breaks.

8. Handling mathematics in TEX.

9. Page layout.

10. Using fonts.

11. METAFONT, using METAFONT pictures in TEX.

12. PostScript pictures.

13. Details of Latex.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Relation between TEX, formats and other programs

2. Basics of Latex

3. History of typography, typographic terminology, typesetting.

4. Typesetting rules in TEX, national environment.

5. Macros in TEX.

6. Details of TEX macros.

7. Boxes, important algorithms, line and page breaks.

8. Handling mathematics in TEX.

9. Page layout.

10. Using fonts.

11. METAFONT, using METAFONT pictures in TEX.

12. PostScript pictures.

13. Details of Latex.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. D. E. Knuth: The TEXbook. Addison-Wesley, 1986.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

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