Course Information
Math 291: LaTeX – Section
01, Spring 2017
1 Credit: Meets Mondays from 4:00 – 4:50pm in MacLean
Room 169
Textbook: None – Course content will be communicated via
weekly presentation files (available online).
Instructor:
Justin
James, Mathematics Department
Office: MacLean 375M
Office Phone: (218)477-4011
Office
Hours: TTh
1:00 – 1:50pm Email: jamesju@mnstate.edu
MTThF 11:00 – 11:50am Webpage: web.mnstate.edu/jamesju
Other times by Appointment
Course Description: An
introduction to LaTeX, a mathematical typesetting
language, including page layout commands, typesetting formulae, enumerated
lists, tables, arrays, graphics, plus other packages and specialized document
classes.
Prerequisites: MATH 262
- Calculus II AND MATH 260 - Computer Calculus
Course Requirements: You are expected
to attend class meetings and to complete all lab assignments. By the end of the course, you should have a
working knowledge of LaTeX.
Learning Outcomes:
·
Learn to find and use LaTeX
packages and macros.
·
Use LaTeX to create
presentations using the Beamer Package.
·
Use LaTeX to typeset
mathematical documents including mathematical formulae.
Instructional Strategies: Lecture, in class activities, lab work.
Attendance and
Academic Expectations:
You are expected to attend class regularly and on time. We will spend a
majority of our class time discussing and practicing using LaTeX.
Some class time may also be used to help you get a head start on completing
that week’s lab assignment.
Labs: I will collect and grade lab assignments once
a week. There will be 11 labs plus 1
debugging assignment during this course.
Each of these assignments is worth 20 points. Labs must be submitted electronically by 5:00pm on the day they are due (usually Friday). Late labs will receive a significant late
penalty (-15% if turned in late but before
noon on the day following the due date, -30%
if turned in after noon on the day following the due date, no credit if not turned in on the day following the due date unless
a significant documentable emergency arises). All 12 assignments will count
toward your final grade.
Presentations: During the last
few class meetings and during the final exam period, each student will be
expected to give a short presentation in class (or during the Math Seminar
Course) using beamer and other LaTeX skills
learned throughout the semester. You must meet with me at
least one week in advance of your scheduled presentation in order to
get approval for your topic and content. You will be graded on both
the quality of your presentation and the LaTeX source
code for your presentation.
Presentations are worth 40 points.
Exams: This course will have no exams, but, as mentioned above, we will meet during the final
exam period for student presentations.
The final exam period for this course is on Monday, May 8th
from 4:30-6:30pm.
Course Grading
Policy: Your final grade will be computed based on the following grading scale:
96.5-100.0% A+ 81.5-86.4% B 69.0-71.4% C–
91.5-96.5% A 79.0-81.4% B– 66.0-68.9% D+
89.0-91.4% A– 76.5-78.9% C+ 60.0-65.9% D
86.5-88.9% B+ 71.5-76.4% C <60.0% F
Make-up Work: I only give
make-up assignments or accept late work without penalty in cases of extreme
personal emergencies or for absences which are officially sanctioned by the
University.
I require written documentation in a timely fashion in either of these
circumstances.
Special Accommodations: Minnesota
State University Moorhead is committed to providing equitable access to
learning opportunities for all students.
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is the campus office that
collaborates with students who have disabilities to provide and/or arrange
accommodations.
• If you have, or
think you may have, a disability (e.g. mental health, attentional, learning,
chronic health, sensory or physical) please contact the DRC at (218) 477-4318
(V) or (800)627.3529 (MRS/TTY) to schedule an appointment for an intake.
•
Additional information is available on the DRC website: http://www.mnstate.edu/disability/
• If you are
registered with the DRC and have a current Accommodation Letter, please
schedule an appointment to visit with
me, during my office hours, to discuss implementation of your accommodations.
Academic Honesty: You are expected to do your own
work. You may work with others and get help on assignments, but the final
work you submit must be your own. During exams and quizzes you will not be
allowed to get help from others. Cheating and plagiarism will not be
tolerated in any course at any level. See the MSUM Academic Honesty
policy for more information on the possible consequences of cheating.
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intolerable. MSUM expects all members of the campus community to act in a manner
that does not infringe on the rights of others. We are committed to eliminating
all acts of sexual violence. MSUM faculty and staff are concerned
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to reports of sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking. If
you have experienced or know someone who has experienced sexual violence,
services and resources are available. You may also choose to file a report. For
further information, contact Lynn Peterson, Coordinator of Sexual Assault Services
at Hendrix Clinic and Counseling Center, 218-477-2211, or Ashley Atteberry, Title IX Coordinator in Owens Hall 208
(218-477-2174; ashley.atteberry@mnstate.edu). Additional information is
available at: www.mnstate.edu/titleix
Tentative
Schedule:
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Date: |
Scheduled
Activities |
Topics: |
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Mon, Jan 9 |
Lecture #1 Lab 1 due Fri 1/13 |
Introduction to LaTeX. Basic LaTeX commands, the math environoment. |
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Mon, Jan 16 |
No Classes: MLK Holiday |
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Mon, Jan 23 |
Lecture #2 Lab 2 due Fri 1/27 |
Document Layout, document classes, preamble, more math commands. |
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Mon, Jan 30 |
Lecture #3 Lab 3 due Fri 2/3 |
Math commands, displaying equations, grouping symbols, decorations, and equation arrays. |
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Mon, Feb 6 |
Lecture #4 Lab 4 due Fri 2/10 |
Lists, multicol package, spacing commands. |
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Mon, Feb 13 |
Lecture #5 Lab 5 due Fri 2/17 |
Tabular, minipage, arrays and matrices. Debugging Assignment |
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Mon, Feb 20 |
No Classes: Fac. Prof Dev Day |
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Mon, Feb 27 |
Lecture #6 Lab #6 Due Fri 3/03 |
Beamer package for presentations |
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Mon, Mar 6 |
No Class: Spring Break |
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Mon, Mar 13 |
Lecture #7 Lab 7 due Fri 3/17 |
Theorem environments, new commands and renew commands |
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Mon, Mar 20 |
Lecture #8 Lab 8 due Fri 3/24 |
Sectioning a document, labels, and the bibliography |
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Mon, Mar 27 |
Lecture #9 Lab 9 due Fri 3/31 |
Including images, intro to pstricks and graphing |
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Mon, Apr 3 |
Lecture #10 Lab 10 due Fri 4/07 |
More graphing. The pst-func, pst-plot, and pst-3dplot packages |
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Mon, Apr 10 |
Lecture #11 Lab 11 due Thu 4/13 |
Introduction to tikZ, More fun with tikZ |
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Mon, Apr 17 |
No Classes: Easter Monday |
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Mon, Apr 24 |
Student Presentations |
Presentations 1, 2, 3 |
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Mon, May 1 |
Student Presentations |
Presentations 4, 5, 6 |
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Mon, May 8 4:30-6:30pm |
Student Presentations |
Presentations 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
Thanks, And Let’s Have A Great Semester!!
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