| Instructor | Keith Conrad | ||||
| kconrad at math dot uconn dot edu. (When you send an email message, please identify yourself at the end.) | |||||
| Office hours | MSB 318, by appointment. | ||||
| Course info |
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| LaTeX |
A good LaTeX package for PCs (using Windows) is MiKTeX version 2.9, which
can be downloaded
here;
download and run `miktex basic installer' (it takes a while to install).
In the start menu of MiKTeX 2.9 you want to look for TeXworks and
use that as your TeX interface.
(An introductory TeXworks website is
here, explaining a bit about it.)
When typsetting a document with MiKTeX 2.9 for the first time, be sure
to set pdftex to pdflatex.
Information about installing LaTeX for a Mac is here. Information about downloading LaTeX for Windows can be found here.
Sample .tex files (with an introduction to basic commands and a template to use for your writing) are in the Course handouts section below. Use these to learn and practice LaTeX. |
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| Schedule | The math talks from which you will select a paper topic can be found here. Other class meetings will concern issues of writing. | ||||
Comment form in .pdf or .tex format. (The syllabus explains the purpose of this.)
Sample papers:
Some LaTeX files:
8/29: Semester begins!
8/31: Read the handout on writing tips carefully and then work through the whole handout on proofreading sentences, finding as many errors there as you can in each sentence. This will be discussed in class on Sept. 12th.
9/19: For next Monday, read through the outline and paper on generating functions, making notes where the exposition is unclear. Also make a sincere effort to download a LaTeX package following the links near the LaTeX label at the top of the page. Then download the LaTeX files in the handout section and let me know if you were able to get the .tex files to process without a problem.
9/26: Tip about LaTeX: if you run into an error message when you're compiling the file, hitting the return key will let the program run past the error if the error is minor.
10/3: Due next Monday: download the typing assignment above (a .pdf file) and type a copy of it yourself in LaTeX. Before class on Monday email me the .tex version of what you prepare and a .pdf version of it.
10/10: Due next Monday: download the second typing assignment above and type a copy in LaTeX. Email me your final work before class next Monday, both the .tex file and the .pdf file. Make sure to compile the file in advance and check it doesn't generate error messages. The image file you will need to import will be sent to everyone by email.
11/2: The deadline for the outline has been moved to November 7th.
11/14: For our next Monday class, read the sample paper on Euler's constant and make notes about good/bad aspects of it.
Prerequisites: Math 2110, 2130, or 2143; Math 2410, 2420, or 2144. ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800.
Course grade: See the syllabus.
Academic integrity: Students are expected to avoid academic misconduct. Your integrity is not worth losing (and the course not worth failing) by falsely presenting yourself in any aspect of this course. For further information on academic integrity, see Appendix A of the Student Code.
