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SEC LaTeX and HTML

This document outlines a course on LaTeX and HTML offered by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Delhi. The 100-mark, 14-week course aims to teach students typesetting and presentation skills using LaTeX and how to create basic webpages using HTML. The course is divided into 4 units covering LaTeX basics, mathematical typesetting with LaTeX, graphics and Beamer presentations in LaTeX, and HTML. Assessment will include assignments, class tests, mid-term and end-term examinations. The teaching plan details the topics and references to be covered each week to facilitate achieving the course's learning outcomes of creating and typesetting LaTeX and HTML documents.

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SEC LaTeX and HTML

This document outlines a course on LaTeX and HTML offered by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Delhi. The 100-mark, 14-week course aims to teach students typesetting and presentation skills using LaTeX and how to create basic webpages using HTML. The course is divided into 4 units covering LaTeX basics, mathematical typesetting with LaTeX, graphics and Beamer presentations in LaTeX, and HTML. Assessment will include assignments, class tests, mid-term and end-term examinations. The teaching plan details the topics and references to be covered each week to facilitate achieving the course's learning outcomes of creating and typesetting LaTeX and HTML documents.

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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi

Skill Enhancement Paper


SEC-1: LaTeX and HTML
Total Marks: 100 (Theory: 38, Internal Assessment: 12, and Practical: 50)
Workload: 2 Lectures, 4 Practicals (per week) Credits: 4 (2+2)
Duration: 14 Weeks (28 Hrs. Theory + 56 Hrs. Practical) Examination: 2 Hrs.

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the latest
typesetting skills, which shall enable them to prepare high quality typesetting, beamer
presentation and webpages.
Course Learning Outcomes: After studying this course the student will be able to:
i) Create and typeset a LaTeX document.
ii) Typeset a mathematical document using LaTex.
iii) Learn about pictures and graphics in LaTex.
iv) Create beamer presentations.
v) Create web page using HTML.

Unit 1: Getting Started with LaTeX


Introduction to TeX and LaTeX, Typesetting a simple document, Adding basic information to
a document, Environments, Footnotes, Sectioning and displayed material.

Unit 2: Mathematical Typesetting with LaTeX


Accents and symbols, Mathematical typesetting (elementary and advanced): Subscript/
Superscript, Fractions, Roots, Ellipsis, Mathematical Symbols, Arrays, Delimiters, Multiline
formulas, Spacing and changing style in math mode.

Unit 3: Graphics and Beamer Presentation in LaTeX


Graphics in LaTeX, Simple pictures using PSTricks, Plotting of functions, Beamer
presentation.

Unit 4: HTML
HTML basics, Creating simple web pages, Images and links, Design of web pages.

References:
1. Bindner, Donald & Erickson, Martin. (2011). A Student’s Guide to the Study,
Practice, and Tools of Modern Mathematics. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
LLC.
2. Lamport, Leslie (1994). LaTeX: A Document Preparation System, User’s Guide and
Reference Manual (2nd ed.). Pearson Education. Indian Reprint.

Additional Readings:
i. Dongen, M. R. C. van (2012). LaTeX and Friends. Springer-Verlag.
ii. Robbins, J. N. (2018). Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML (5th ed.).
O’Reilly Media Inc.

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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi

Practical / Lab work to be performed in Computer Lab.


[1] Chapter 9 (Exercises 4 to 10), Chapter 10 (Exercises 1 to 4 and 6 to 9),
Chapter 11 (Exercises 1, 3, 4, and 5), and Chapter 15 (Exercises 5, 6 and 8 to 11).

Teaching Plan (Theory of SEC-1: LaTeX and HTML):


Weeks 1 to 3: Introduction to TeX and LaTeX, Typesetting a simple document, Adding basic
information to a document, Environments, Footnotes, Sectioning and displayed material.
[1] Chapter 9 (9.1 to 9.5).
[2] Chapter 2 (2.1 to 2.5).
Weeks 4 to 6: Accents of symbols, Mathematical typesetting (elementary and advanced):
Subscript/Superscript, Fractions, Roots, Ellipsis, Mathematical symbols, Arrays, Delimiters, Multiline
formulas, Spacing and changing style in math mode.
[1] Chapter 9 (9.6 and 9.7).
[2] Chapter 3 (3.1 to 3.3).
Weeks 7 and 8: Graphics in LaTeX, Simple pictures using PSTricks, Plotting of functions.
[1] Chapter 9 (Section 9.8). Chapter 10 (10.1 to 10.3).
[2] Chapter 7 (7.1 and 7.2).
Weeks 9 and 10: Beamer presentation.
[1] Chapter 11 (Sections 11.1 to 11.4).
Weeks 11 and 12: HTML basics, Creating simple web pages.
[1] Chapter 15 (Sections 15.1 and 15.2).
Weeks 13 and 14: Adding images and links, Design of web pages.
[1] Chapter 15 (Sections 15.3 to 15.5).

Facilitating the Achievement of Course Learning Outcomes


Unit Course Learning Outcomes Teaching and Learning Assessment Tasks
o. Activity
1. Create and typeset a LaTeX (i) Each topic to be explained • Presentations and
document. with illustrations on class discussions.
2. Typeset a mathematical computers. • Assignments and
document using LaTex. (ii) Students be given class tests.
3. Learn about pictures and homework/ assignments. • Mid-term
graphics in LaTex. (iii) Students be encouraged to examinations.
Create beamer presentations. create simple webpages. • End-term
4. Create web page using HTML. examinations.

Keywords: LaTex, Mathematical typesetting, PSTricks, Beamer, HTML.

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