Here are the assignments that I prepared for my class in January 2009. These are certainly imperfect, but this was my first attempt at creating exercises to help people learn how to use LaTeX.
| Assignment | Topics |
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| Assignment 1 | introductory; designed to get students thinking about technical writing before the class started |
| Assignment 2 | install LaTeX on own computer; get used to typing text in LaTeX; complete after Lecture 1 |
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basic text formatting; lists; tables; complete after Lecture 3 |
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boxes; basic mathematical typing; complete after Lecture 4 |
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symbols; multiline mathematics; complete after Lecture 5 |
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titles of documents; abstracts; bibliographies; tables of contents; using packages; complete after Lecture 6 |
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theorems; counters; cross-references; complete after Lecture 7 |
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including graphics; complete after Lecture 8 |
| Assignment 9 | tables; figures; |
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the hyperref package; complete after Lecture 10 |
| Assignment 11 | presentations with beamer or powerdot; complete after Lecture 12 |
| Assignment 12 | typing in a foreign language (the babel package); complete after Lecture 13 |
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columns; section titles; redefining things; complete after Lecture 14 |
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drawing with pstricks; colors; complete after Lecture 15 |
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more with pstricks (pie chart, bar graph, graph, nodes and connections); complete after Lecture 16 |
| Assignment 16 | using different fonts; complete after Lecture 17 |
| Assignment 17 | putting everything together; reproduce an article from a mathematical journal; the final assignment |
| Midterm Project | re-typing 3 papers/assignments from a previous semester; tables, |
| Final Project | a paper and presentation which explores a new LaTeX package |