One of the most important reasons people use L aT eX is that it separates the content of the document from the style. These packages allow users to do even more with L aT eX, such as add footnotes, draw schematics, create tables etc. Due to the huge number of open source packages available (more on this later), the possibilities with L aT eX are endless. Not only can it create beautifully typeset documents, but it allows users to very quickly tackle the more complicated parts of typesetting, such as inputting mathematics, creating tables of contents, referencing and creating bibliographies, and having a consistent layout across all sections.
L aT eX is used all over the world for scientific documents, books, as well as many other forms of publishing. Instead of spacing out text on a page to control formatting, as with Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer, users can enter plain text and let L aT eX take care of the rest. It is based on the WYSIWYM (what you see is what you mean) idea, meaning you only have focus on the contents of your document and the computer will take care of the formatting. L aT eX (pronounced LAY-tek or LAH-tek) is a tool used to create professional-looking documents.
Then, over the course of the year, what started off as a class of seven ‘troubled’ sophomore kids and me, a troubled senior kid that wasn’t classified as such probably because I’m white or at least good at manipulating authority figures, ballooned to include ten other seniors who weren’t going to a four year college and didn’t want to risk being held back. So thats what I did over the protestations of the school administration. But what I found wasn’t in the rules was that someone who already passed mainstream math classes couldn’t drop down into Basic Math, the remedial course. The way I solved this problem was first trying to take pre-algebra, which lasted one class before the teacher realized she had me for geometry two years before which means I had to have passed Algebra I which means I couldn’t take Pre-Algebra. And since nobody in the office would believe me that this teacher was awful and I went to a small high school that didn’t think hiring more teachers was a better way to spend money than renovating the gym, I would be stuck with them for Algebra II, would inevitably fail, and would be forced to repeat and miss out on the dizzying excitement of community college. So I failed Algebra II and had to retake it my senior year, no big deal right? Wrong, because in my state you had to complete three math credits to be eligible to graduate during the “ No, Child Left Behind!” era. Don’t get me wrong, I’m also very math dumb, but until that point I’d coasted through solely by being the exact kind of smug underachiever teachers loved to give extra time to in order to unlock my potential or whatever, but this teacher was more content with just drawing the numbers on the white board and telling you to figure it out, none of that pesky teaching shit from them! When I was a junior in high school I failed Algebra II thanks to one of the rare truly awful teachers.
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