\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Introduction to \p@LaTeX }{1} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1}What is \p@LaTeX ?}{1} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2}A Typical \p@LaTeX \ Input File}{1} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.3}Characters and Control Sequences}{3} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}Producing Simple Documents using \p@LaTeX }{4} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1}Producing a \p@LaTeX \ Input File}{4} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2}Producing Ordinary Text using \p@LaTeX }{5} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3}Blank Spaces and Carriage Returns in the Input File}{6} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.4}Quotation Marks}{7} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.5}Dashes}{8} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.6}Section Headings in \p@LaTeX }{8} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.7}Changing Fonts}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.8}Accents and other Symbols used in Text}{10} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.9}Special Characters}{10} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}Mathematical Formulae using \p@LaTeX }{11} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.1}Mathematics Mode}{11} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2}Characters in Mathematics Mode}{12} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3}Subscripts and Superscripts}{13} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4}Greek Letters}{13} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5}Mathematical Symbols}{14} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.6}Changing Fonts in Mathematics Mode}{14} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.7}Standard Functions and Embedded Text}{15} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.8}Fractions,Roots and Ellipsis}{16} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.9}Accents in Mathematics Mode}{17} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.10}Brackets and Norms}{17} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.11}Multiline Formulae in \p@LaTeX }{18} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.12}Matrices and other arrays in \p@LaTeX }{20} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.13}Derivatives, Limits, Sums and Integrals}{21} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}Further Features of \p@LaTeX }{25} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1}Producing Blank Space in \p@LaTeX }{25} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2}Blank Spaces: Fine Tuning}{26} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3}The Preamble of the \p@LaTeX \ Input file}{27} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4}Defining your own Control Sequences in \p@LaTeX }{29} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {A}Control Sequences used in Text (\p@LaTeX )}{30} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {B}Control Sequences used in Mathematics (\p@LaTeX )}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {B.1}Font Changes, Accents and Standard Functions}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {B.2}Control Sequences for Mathematical Symbols}{33} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {B.3}Some frequently used Control Sequences of \p@LaTeX }{36}