{math-mode} is about typesetting mathematical content, e.g. tweaking the appearance of spacing and symbols in a formula, or producing specific mathematical constructs. For questions about "wrapper" environments like equation or align, consider the tag {equations}.
math-mode is about typesetting mathematical content, e.g. tweaking the appearance of spacing and symbols in a formula, or producing specific mathematical constructs.
For questions about "wrapper" environments like equation or align, consider using equations.
If you have questions about specific mathematical symbols, add symbols and check out How to look up a symbol or identify a math symbol or character? first.
Tutorials and documentation
- Herbert Voß' Math mode, an extensive manual about writing mathematics with TeX and LaTeX
- amsmath user’s guide, Documentation for the math package of the American Mathematical Society (AMS)
- George Grätzer's Math into LaTeX
- Michael Downes' Short Math Guide for LaTeX
- Using the amsthm Package, about the AMS enhancements of the LaTeX theorem environment
Useful packages
amsmath, the most important package for mathematics with LaTeX, fundamental for complex math documentsamsthm, environments for theorems, definitions and proofsntheorem, alternative theorem package, improved handling of endmarksempheq, emphasizing formulas by color, frames or symbolsmathtools, some useful math extensionscancel, strikeout expressions and formulasamscd, commutative diagrams withamsmathxypic, for construction of math diagrams
A selection of good questions
- How to look up a symbol or identify a math symbol or character?
- Why is \[ ... \] preferable to $$ ... $$? and Are \( and \) preferable to dollar signs for math mode?
- Which command should I use for displayed equations?
- How can I split an equation over two (or more) lines
- What is the "correct" way of embedding text into math mode?
- How can I change the font size in math equations?
- How can I get bold math symbols?
- How can I prevent inline math formulas from overflowing into the margin?
Special math-mode tags
amsmath equations align symbols math-operators subscripts delimiters equations arrays fractions mathspec nccmath
External links and descriptions are taken from the TeXblog maths collection.
