LaTeX Guide

You’re welcome to produce your homework PDF in various ways: \(\LaTeX\), some other word processor, or neatly handwriting and scanning. We strongly advise using \(\LaTeX\). Here’s why:

\(\LaTeX\) documents are beautiful and a joy to read.
\(\LaTeX\) is ubiquitous across mathematics and the sciences, so learning it is a sound investment.
Many past CS70 readers believe that \(\LaTeX\)ed solutions tend to be correct more often.
CS70 is typically the class where students take time to learn \(\LaTeX\), which is a valuable skill to have.

LaTeX templates will be provided for each homework. In any case, here is a general homework template: homework_template.tex

To get started, you’ll need a \(\LaTeX\) editor, on which you write \(\LaTeX\) code and compile it to PDF:

(Recommended) If you want to avoid local installation, try Overleaf. You can register with your Berkeley email to get a free Professional account.
If you want to write and compile on your own local machine, LaTeX Wiki/Installation has installation instructions.

Now, to start creating \(\LaTeX\) documents using your editor:

LaTeX Wiki/Basics provides gentle introductions and minimal examples.
Find out how to write any symbol in LaTeX using Detexify or Mathpix.

Here are some tutorials that cover the most basic to slightly advanced \(\LaTeX\):

If you get stuck, StackOverflow may be one of your best friends. Have fun \(\LaTeX\)ing!