Compiling and Running $\LaTeX$

No prior knowledge or experience of $\LaTeX$ is required: the rest of these slides will be dedicated to learning all the basic and necessary $\LaTeX$ commands that are needed throughout the semester. Additional $\LaTeX$ commands and statements will be discovered gradually as we keep covering new topics.

${\bf pdf\LaTeX}$ is a popular type of a compiler that turns your $\LaTeX$ source code into a PDF file. As part of your HW for this course, you will submit the PDF files generated from the $\LaTeX$ code you write (and the source code, too.)

Get $\LaTeX$ up and running on your computer free-of-cost with one or more of the following:

• If you have a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer, installing MiKTeX, a free and open-source app, is recommended: https://miktex.org/.
• You may also edit and compile $\LaTeX$ code via your Google Chrome browser using the free $\LaTeX$ Editor extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/latexeditor/jjbmkdcaffjgaakgpbnhgpjngegpmap.
• Overleaf is a free, online website for creating $\LaTeX$-based PDF documents: https://www.overleaf.com/.