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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.