Introduction to LaTeX

Why learn LaTeX ?

For multiple reasons :

You want to write beautiful documents
You want to write a thesis, a book or an article
You want to manage citations
You want to write equations
You like to learn cool things !

If you recognize yourself in those lines, this class is for you ! This class will present how to use Latex for the most common case. Latex has been use for a long time now, and it still has very powerful feature that other writing software cannot beat. By separating the text from the form (how the text will look like) it allows the creation of beautiful and professional document very easily.

Prerequisites

This course present a introduction to Latex, you just need to know what is a text file and a PDF.

Schedule

	Setup	Download files required for the lesson
00:00	1. LaTeX Principles	What is LaTeX? How is it different from other text software, like Word?
00:10	2. Document Organization	How is a LaTeX document organized? Which are the minimal commands needed to compile?
00:30	3. Text	How can I write text in my LaTeX document?
00:50	4. Floats	How to add images, figures ? How to make things with the tabular environment ?
01:05	5. References	How do I manage cross referencing inside a document ? How do I make a table of contents?
01:20	6. Citations	How can I introduce in-text citations and bibliographies in my LaTeX document?
01:50	7. Maths	How to write equations with LaTeX?
02:10	8. Supplemental : Zotero and LaTeX	How to use Zotero with LaTeX ?
02:15	9. Supplemental : Collaborative LaTeX	How to use LaTeX with Overleaf to work with several persons
02:20	Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.