What would you include in a short “What is LaTeX and why should I use it?” presentation
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I will give a short coffee lecture (15 minutes) on LaTeX at our institution. Something like: "What is LaTeX and why should I use it? Getting started and avoiding pitfalls."
The presentation will take place at our chemistry department, but there will be guests from other science departments as well. I am somewhat struggling to put something together that is meaningful yet not too daunting. Now I wonder how others would give such a lecture and what they would show.
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I will give a short coffee lecture (15 minutes) on LaTeX at our institution. Something like: "What is LaTeX and why should I use it? Getting started and avoiding pitfalls."
The presentation will take place at our chemistry department, but there will be guests from other science departments as well. I am somewhat struggling to put something together that is meaningful yet not too daunting. Now I wonder how others would give such a lecture and what they would show.
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I think you're trying to combine two things that are not really practical to combine in 15 minutes. Explaining what it is and why someone might use it is pretty separate from a "getting started" session. Also this question is kind of opinion based, and might be closed.
– Alan Munn
yesterday
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I think, in a so limited time, you could show some little examples, without explaining complicated things.
– CarLaTeX
yesterday
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You might be interested in What is TeX? and Getting started with TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
– Nicola Talbot
yesterday
2
tex.stackexchange.com/a/94891/1090
– David Carlisle
yesterday
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I will give a short coffee lecture (15 minutes) on LaTeX at our institution. Something like: "What is LaTeX and why should I use it? Getting started and avoiding pitfalls."
The presentation will take place at our chemistry department, but there will be guests from other science departments as well. I am somewhat struggling to put something together that is meaningful yet not too daunting. Now I wonder how others would give such a lecture and what they would show.
best-practices teaching
asked yesterday
Denis
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I will give a short coffee lecture (15 minutes) on LaTeX at our institution. Something like: "What is LaTeX and why should I use it? Getting started and avoiding pitfalls."
The presentation will take place at our chemistry department, but there will be guests from other science departments as well. I am somewhat struggling to put something together that is meaningful yet not too daunting. Now I wonder how others would give such a lecture and what they would show.
best-practices teaching
best-practices teaching
asked yesterday
Denis
1628
asked yesterday
Denis
1628
asked yesterday
Denis
1628
asked yesterday
Denis
1628
asked yesterday
Denis
1628
1628
I think you're trying to combine two things that are not really practical to combine in 15 minutes. Explaining what it is and why someone might use it is pretty separate from a "getting started" session. Also this question is kind of opinion based, and might be closed.
– Alan Munn
yesterday
2
I think, in a so limited time, you could show some little examples, without explaining complicated things.
– CarLaTeX
yesterday
2
You might be interested in What is TeX? and Getting started with TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
– Nicola Talbot
yesterday
2
tex.stackexchange.com/a/94891/1090
– David Carlisle
yesterday
add a comment |
I think you're trying to combine two things that are not really practical to combine in 15 minutes. Explaining what it is and why someone might use it is pretty separate from a "getting started" session. Also this question is kind of opinion based, and might be closed.
– Alan Munn
yesterday
2
I think, in a so limited time, you could show some little examples, without explaining complicated things.
– CarLaTeX
yesterday
2
You might be interested in What is TeX? and Getting started with TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
– Nicola Talbot
yesterday
2
tex.stackexchange.com/a/94891/1090
– David Carlisle
yesterday
I think you're trying to combine two things that are not really practical to combine in 15 minutes. Explaining what it is and why someone might use it is pretty separate from a "getting started" session. Also this question is kind of opinion based, and might be closed.
– Alan Munn
yesterday
I think you're trying to combine two things that are not really practical to combine in 15 minutes. Explaining what it is and why someone might use it is pretty separate from a "getting started" session. Also this question is kind of opinion based, and might be closed.
– Alan Munn
yesterday
2
2
I think, in a so limited time, you could show some little examples, without explaining complicated things.
– CarLaTeX
yesterday
I think, in a so limited time, you could show some little examples, without explaining complicated things.
– CarLaTeX
yesterday
2
2
You might be interested in What is TeX? and Getting started with TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
– Nicola Talbot
yesterday
You might be interested in What is TeX? and Getting started with TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
– Nicola Talbot
yesterday
2
2
tex.stackexchange.com/a/94891/1090
– David Carlisle
yesterday
tex.stackexchange.com/a/94891/1090
– David Carlisle
yesterday
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I think you're trying to combine two things that are not really practical to combine in 15 minutes. Explaining what it is and why someone might use it is pretty separate from a "getting started" session. Also this question is kind of opinion based, and might be closed.
– Alan Munn
yesterday
2
I think, in a so limited time, you could show some little examples, without explaining complicated things.
– CarLaTeX
yesterday
2
You might be interested in What is TeX? and Getting started with TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
– Nicola Talbot
yesterday
2
tex.stackexchange.com/a/94891/1090
– David Carlisle
yesterday