The Computer Science of Tex and L a Tex ; Computer Science Course 594 , Fall 2004

CS 594 – Practical Matters. aim of this course This course will teach you the fundamentals of T E X and L A T E X use. However, you will pick up more than just a few practical skills. We will see all sorts of mathematical and computer science topics that are (sometimes maybe only marginally) related to T E X and L A T E X. So, T E X/L A T E X is here really just an excuse for teaching cool cs subjects. homework and exams There will be regular homework and occasional pop quizzes. Homework needs to be done in L A T E X: mail both source and pdf output to cs594tex. final project The final exam will be in the form of a project that can be done individually or with 2 or 3 people. You can find the project descriptions at the end of each chapter. If you have an idea for a project, feel free to talk to me about it. course materials The main handout can be bought from Graphic Creations (1809 Lake Avenue, 865-522-6221). It is very much recommended that you buy the Guide To L A T E X (fourth edition) by Kopka and Daly. (Order from Amazon, Ecampus, Bookpool, et cetera; the university bookstore has a small number of copies.) Certain reference books have been put on reserve in the library (2nd floor). Files with tutorial in the name are written out lecture notes; you can download and print them. Files with slides in the name are slides; there should be no need for printing them. classes We meet every tuesday and thursday 2:10–3:25pm. No class on sep 2, oct 14 (fall break), nov 25 (thanksgiving).