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diff --git a/info/undergradmath/README b/info/undergradmath/README index a214571704..fb0400d544 100644 --- a/info/undergradmath/README +++ b/info/undergradmath/README @@ -1,21 +1,27 @@ README file for LaTeX Math for Undergraduates Jim Hefferon -2017-Jan-10 -This is a cheat sheet for writing mathematics with LaTeX focused on the +This is a cheat sheet for writing mathematics with LaTeX, focused on the needs of US undergraduates. When I asked my students for feedback on LaTeX the consensus was that -it was pretty straightforward but that they needed a list of symbols. -This is my response. +it was pretty straightforward but that they needed a few things, +such as a list of symbols. This is that list. +HISTORY + +2017-Jan-10 Initial. +2020-Dec-30 Put into repo and correct a few things. These include + $ and $ instead of \( and \), mention RSFS, change to mathtools + from amsmath, improve discussion of spacing in math, and put + \big, etc., first in discussion of fence sizing. + FEEDBACK -I would appreciate any corrections. Note though that a document like -this requires that things are boiled down so I have deliberately kept -out packages other than the AMS ones, and in some places I have made -choices such as using an italic d in the integral. The beauty of -providing the source is that if your choices differ then you can just -make your own tweaks. +I appreciate corrections. However, this document requires that things +are boiled down, so in some places I have made choices such as using an +italic d in the integral. If your choices differ then you can grab +the source at https://gitlab.com/jim.hefferon/undergradmath and adapt it +for your needs. |