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Course Title : Introduction to LATEX
Course Code : TEE002
B.E. Semester: I
Degree Programs in which this
course is offered
Prere!uisite Course 10+2 level certificate as per
AICTE guidelines
Core!uisite Course
T"#e of Course Elective
Course Difficult" le$el
Course offered in
Academic "ear
2013-2014
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LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting
program. Given below is a list of topics that are present in the LaTeX Spoken Tutorial series.
Suggested Teaching and Training Methodology :
These topics can be covered during Practicals/ Lab/ ssignment hours.
!ach tutorial or set of tutorials can be played during the class before" after or when that
particular relevant topic is being covered by the instructor in the theory lecture.
Students are enouraged to practice which they can do individually" independently or via #
hour Spoken Tutorial workshops.
$f a workshop is scheduled we can even address them over Skype" if the $nstructor wants
to.
ny time during the duration of the course" the students can appear for the online Spoken
Tuorial ssessment Test on LaTeX.
They will get attractive certificates and also be motivated to master the content.
$n certain cases" instructors have even included this test in the overall grade for the course.
ll the tutorials are use!ul in the a"o#e mentioned su"$ects% For Presentation S&ills one
should go through 'eamer tutorials mentioned in Unit ( o! this document%
Course "ame #$SS %ele&ance 'uration
Communication
Skills( Technical
)riting aTe* Compilation in LaTeX 20 mins
MikTeX installation 20 mins
Letter writing using LaTeX 30 mins
Report writing using LaTeX 30 mins

Mathematical operations symbols in LaTeX
document 30 mins
Euations in a LaTeX document 30 mins
Table!"igures in LaTeX document 30 mins
Presentation
Skills
Re"erences in LaTeX document 30 mins
#eamer in a Late$ document 30 mins
)otes:
%. &e encourage students to go for workshops and tests. See link below
http'//process.spoken(tutorial.org/inde).php/Software(Training*bout+S!L,+&orkshops
#. ssignments are provided for each topic. These should be solved when students revise for
the test.
-. n individual has to go through the tutorials and practice the assignments given after each
tutorial for better learning.
.. The timing specified in the duration column is the ma)imum time re/uired by an individual
to view and practice that particular tutorial.
Unit:* Introduction and Installation +! ,aTe- and .om/ilation:
0umber of hours available as per the timetable ' . hours 1can be completed in # Lab Sessions2
%no& Topic
'our(s)
reuired&
E$pected
*ate "or
completion
Topic
co+ered
date
Remarks
,
-rereuisite(s).
/hat is LaTeX 0 (1ntroduction to LaTeX)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2d+antages o" LaTeX
30mins
2
1nstallation 3" Mikte$ in the /indows
3perating %ystems
30 mins
3
1nstallion o" TechnicCenter in /indows 3% 30 mins
4
Compilation
'ow to create a souce "ile
'ow to compile the "ile using
+arious commands
'ow to open5 modi"y and updated
the created "ile&
2 hr
6
'ow to use Tecnic Center help while
compiling a "ile&
30 mins
Unit:0 ,etter 1riting, 2e/ort 1riting

0umber of hours available as per the timetable ' 3 hours 1can be completed in - Lab Session2
%no& Topic
'our(s)
reuired&
E$pected
*ate "or
completion
Topic
co+ered
date
Remarks
,
Letter writing in LaTeX
Creating5 Compiling and 7iewing the
letter using LaTeX
'ow to write letter using LaTeX
'ow to write Modi"y and /rite the
2ddress and the End part o" the letter
3 hr
2 Report /riting in LaTeX
*e"ining a Class5 %ection5 %ubsection
'ow to create table o"
contents52uthor5Title5date etc&
'ow to edit and update the report by
3 hr
adding %ubsection5table o"
Contents52uthor5Title date etc
'ow to compile the report
Errors "aced by making a reprt in
LaTeX
Unit:( Mathematics, E3uations, Ta"les and Figures in ,aTe- documentation
0umber of hours available as per the timetable ' %4 hours 1can be completed 5 Lab Session2
%no& Topic
'our(s)
reuired&
E$pected
*ate "or
completion
Topic
co+ered
date
Remarks
,
Mathematical Typesetting in LaTeX
'ow to write Mathematical symbols
in LaTeX
'ow to create Mathematical
e$pressions and operators in LaTeX
'ow to see the output o" the
e$pressions
2 hr
2
Euations in Late$
'ow to write euations in LaTeX
'ow to cretate Euations in LaTeX
'ow to change the numbering o" the
euations in the LaTeX
documentation
2 hr
3
Report /riting in LaTeX
*e"ining a Class5 %ection5 %ubsection
'ow to create table o"
contents52uthor5Title5date etc&
'ow to edit and update the report by
adding %ubsection5table o"
Contents52uthor5Title date etc
'ow to compile the report
Errors "aced by making a report in
LaTeX
3 hr
4
Table and 8igures in LaTeX
'ow to create table in LaTeX using
Tabular en+ironment in LaTeX
'ow to incorporate tables in LaTeX
document using Tabular en+ironment
'ow to create "igures in LaTeX
'ow to incorporate "igures in LaTeX
documentation
'ow to change the numbering o"
"igures in LaTeX documentation
3 hr
Unit: 4 2e!erences and 'eamer ,aTe- documentation
0umber of hours available as per the timetable ' . hours 1can be completed in # Lab Sessions2
%no& Topic
'our(s)
reuired&
E$pected
*ate "or
completion
Topic
co+ered
date
Remarks
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'ow to create re"erences in LaTeX
document
'ow to create databases o"
re"erences in LaTeX
-resentation using LaTeX and
#eamer
'ow to de"ine title5 author etc in a
page using LaTeX
'ow to embalish a document using
#eamer&
4 hr
2ecommended Te3t Boo.s:
LaTeX: A Document Pre#aration S"stem 4" Leslie Lam#ort
The LaTeX Com#anion 4" )ittel4ach and (oossens
)ore information a4out LaTeX can 4e found on moudgal"a.org
ist o+ +acult, mem-ers:
SR.
No. Name Institute Name
1 DR. Chetan B. Bhatt VGEC, Chandkheda
2 Ms. Madhukriti Spoken Tutorial, IIT Boma!