Introduction à LaTeX
Topic outline
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Course information
Course Title:
Introduction à LaTeX
Institution:
Département de Mathématiques, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Tlemcen
Specialization:
LMD L2 Mathématiques
Semester:
3
Teaching Unit:
Découverte
Teaching format:
Course
Credits:
02
Coefficient:
01
Duration:
21 Hours (1h30/week - 14 week)
Teaching method:
Distance learning via Moodle
Evaluation method:
100% Final Exam
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Course description
This course aims to introduce LaTeX and familiarize students with its use for writing academic documents
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Course General objectives
- Install LaTeX locally or use it online
- Write a minimal document
- Improve the document with text formatting
- Add packages
- Insert mathematical formula
- Insert images
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Targeted skills
- Write academic documents
- Text formatting
- Manipulate formulas
- Insert images
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Contact card
- Course responsible: Dr. Menouer Mohammed Amine
- Contact: mohammedamine.menouer@univ-tlemcen.dz
- Responsible availability:
- Online via mail or MS Teams ((A)Synchronous)
- In-person with appointment set up via mail or MS Teams
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Pre-requisites
- Able to use a computer
- The use of documents writing programs such as MS Word, Libreoffice Writer,...
- A glimpse into programming
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Visual mind-map

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- The TeX universe
- Anatomy of a LaTeX document
- Text formatting and text styling
- Writing Mathematics
- Cross-references
- Figures
- Title and table of contents
- Advanced topics
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Opened: Thursday, 1 October 2026, 10:00 AMCloses: Thursday, 8 October 2026, 10:00 AM
- Diagnostic quiz evaluating computer fundamentals, text editors, C compilation workflow, and typography principles before starting the LaTeX course.
- 5 Multiple Choice Questions (Single correct answer).
- Formative assessment (no marks).
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