Learn LaTeX

All mathematics students need to know LaTeX. It takes some effort to learn how to use LaTeX. To assist you in this process, I have created A Sample Mathematics Paper that demonstrates the basics of LaTeX. You can use this as a template for simple documents (such as a one-page homework assignment) or moderately complicated documents (such as a journal article).

To get started, you need to download the following files (right click on each to get the individual file):

Save all these files to a folder on your hard drive, open paper.pdf, and enjoy.

Alternatively, you can get all of these files in a single TAR archive by right-clicking on this link:

Save this file in a directory of your choosing and extract the files with the following shell command:
tar xf learn.tar
The American Mathematical Society's tools for LaTeX are excellent. For your convenience, I provide copies here of some of their reference material:
Beamer

If you plan to give a presentation, I highly recommend that you learn how to use beamer. Here is a bare bones example of an incredibly simple presentation.

Other Resources