index.Rmd

---
title: "Getting started with LaTeX"
author: "A laboratory manual edited by Duncan Hull"
#date: "Last updated `r Sys.Date()`"
date: "Last updated on `r format(Sys.time(), '%d %B, %Y')`"
site: bookdown::bookdown_site
output: bookdown::gitbook
documentclass: book
bibliography: [book.bib]
biblio-style: apalike
link-citations: yes
github-repo: dullhunk/latex4year1
description: "A resource for getting started with LaTeX"
---

# Welcome {-}

Hello and welcome to the LaTeX lab manual, part of COMP101 at the University of Manchester.

```{r latexproject-fig, echo = FALSE, fig.align = "center", out.width = "90%", fig.cap='(ref:captionlatex)'}
knitr::include_graphics("images/1000px-LaTeX_project_logo_bird.svg.png")
```
(ref:captionlatex) The LaTeX project logo by [Jonas Jacek](https://www.j15k.com/) CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons [w.wiki/3Daw](https://w.wiki/3Daw)

Reading this LaTeX manual and doing the five exercises it contains will enable you to develop your written communication skills so that you can:

1. Create a simple document in pdf using LaTeX
1. Illustrate a document with figures and cross references
1. Typeset some mathematics
1. Share and collaborate on LaTeX documents using overleaf
1. Draft a CV using LaTeX templates

## Acknowledgements {-}
This manual is a substantially revised version of earlier LaTeX lab manuals created by [Ulrike Sattler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrike_Sattler), [Graham Gough](https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-gough-8421052b/), [Paul Waring](https://www.pwaring.com/), [Toby Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Howard) and [Steve Pettifer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pettifer).

## Improve this Manual {-}
The source of this manual is available on github so if you have any comments or suggestions on how to improve it, you can [raise an issue](https://github.com/dullhunk/lateX4year1/issues) or [submit a pull request](https://github.com/dullhunk/LaTeX4year1/pulls). We'll credit every contribution, however small, because they all make a difference.

Thanks to contributions from Hamza Latif ([\@ultrasockhead](https://github.com/ultrasockhead)) and Saurav Maheshkar ([\@SauravMaheshkar](https://github.com/SauravMaheshkar))

If you want to make suggestions for improvements that **don't** get attributed to your name, [email me](https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/duncan.hull/contact) directly.