[OS X TeX] Latex for beginning math students

[Tim Brophy]

On 24 Aug 2004, at 17:19, Alain Schremmer wrote:

> Would it be possible to design some sort of micro LaTeX package that 
> could be put in the hand of beginning math students for them to 
> communicate with their teacher?
> Of course, the students I am thinking of already have trouble with 
> Word's math editor.
> In other words, it would have to be completely macro driven from a 
> much simplified "LaTeX panel" in TeXshop.
> What I am asking is what kind of work would be involved and what 
> background would be necessary.
> Regards
> --schremmer
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Sounds like a very good idea. You would have to decide exactly what 
mathematical structures and symbols needed to be included.

Tim Brophy

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